Ammonia as an Alternative Fuel and Power-to-X Enabler
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Authors: Valter Silva, João Sousa Cardoso, José Antonio Mayoral Chavando
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 8 5 0 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 2 8 5 1 - 0
Ammonia as an Alternative Fuel and Power-to-X Enabler is a holistic guide that aims to support the reader in understanding the technical aspects of ammonia production, storag… Read more
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Ammonia as an Alternative Fuel and Power-to-X Enabler is a holistic guide that aims to support the reader in understanding the technical aspects of ammonia production, storage, utilization, assessing the economic viability and feasibility of integrating ammonia-based energy systems, navigating the regulatory and policy landscape, overcoming safety concerns, and addressing potential environmental impacts. This is supported by case studies, best practices, and real-world examples that illustrate successful integration and highlight lessons learned, thus enabling the successful implementation of ammonia-based solutions.
This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to all those working with ammonia, or with an interest in biofuels, energy carriers, renewable energy, energy systems, transportation, and sustainability, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, scientists, R&D, industrial practitioners, and policy makers.
This new volume in the Woodhead Series in Bioenergy is of interest to all those working with ammonia, or with an interest in biofuels, energy carriers, renewable energy, energy systems, transportation, and sustainability, including researchers, advanced students, faculty, engineers, scientists, R&D, industrial practitioners, and policy makers.
- Addresses specific challenges and provides solutions related to the adoption and implementation of ammonia as an alternative fuel and energy carrier
- Covers production methods of ammonia, ammonia fuel cells, ammonia combustion engines, safety considerations, infrastructure requirements, and policy frameworks
- Provides practical guidance, case studies, and best practices on the integration of ammonia in energy systems
Researchers, advanced students and faculty with an interest in ammonia, biofuels, energy carriers, renewable energy, energy systems, transportation, and sustainability
1. Introduction: Ammonia as an alternative fuel and power-to-X enabler
2. Ammonia as an alternative fuel
2.1. General considerations
2.2. Production, storage and distribution
2.3. Market
3. Ammonia as a Power-to-X enabler
3.1. The role of ammonia in Power-to-X
3.2. Ammonia synthesis for energy storage
3.3. Ammonia for hydrogen production
3.4. Ammonia-to-fuel conversion
4. Numerical models for ammonia combustion
4.1. Coupling of chemical kinetics and CFD simulation in ammonia combustion processes
4.2. Chemical kinetics of ammonia combustion: main kinetic mechanisms
4.3. Performance of chemical mechanisms
5. Process optimization of ammonia combustion
5.1. Experimental design
5.2. Design of Experiments (DOE) optimization
5.3. Robust operating conditions
6. Techno-economic analysis of ammonia-fired systems
6.1. Methodology
6.2. Economic model development
6.3. Techno-economic assessment
6.4. Financial indicators for ammonia-fired systems
6.5. Risk analysis – Monte Carlo method
7. Ammonia and the environment
7.1. Ammonia for carbon capture and utilization
7.2. Challenges and considerations
8. Future work in ammonia as an alternative fuel and power-to-X enabler
2. Ammonia as an alternative fuel
2.1. General considerations
2.2. Production, storage and distribution
2.3. Market
3. Ammonia as a Power-to-X enabler
3.1. The role of ammonia in Power-to-X
3.2. Ammonia synthesis for energy storage
3.3. Ammonia for hydrogen production
3.4. Ammonia-to-fuel conversion
4. Numerical models for ammonia combustion
4.1. Coupling of chemical kinetics and CFD simulation in ammonia combustion processes
4.2. Chemical kinetics of ammonia combustion: main kinetic mechanisms
4.3. Performance of chemical mechanisms
5. Process optimization of ammonia combustion
5.1. Experimental design
5.2. Design of Experiments (DOE) optimization
5.3. Robust operating conditions
6. Techno-economic analysis of ammonia-fired systems
6.1. Methodology
6.2. Economic model development
6.3. Techno-economic assessment
6.4. Financial indicators for ammonia-fired systems
6.5. Risk analysis – Monte Carlo method
7. Ammonia and the environment
7.1. Ammonia for carbon capture and utilization
7.2. Challenges and considerations
8. Future work in ammonia as an alternative fuel and power-to-X enabler
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Valter Silva
Dr. Valter Silva is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has coordinated several national and international projects, garnering over €2 million in funding as PI and over €20 million as co-PI and team member.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro, PortugalJS
João Sousa Cardoso
Dr. João Sousa Cardoso is a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on techno-economic analysis and simulation of thermochemical processes.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Lisbon, PortugalJC
José Antonio Mayoral Chavando
José Antonio Mayoral Chavando (MSc) is a doctoral student at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, focusing on thermochemical technologies such as gasification, pyrolysis, and combustion.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Lisbon, Portugal