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European Clean Ammonia Summit 2026
ACI’s European Clean Ammonia Summit 2026 will be taking place in Cologne on 22–23 April, building directly from two successful editions delivered under the European Green Ammonia Summit name. This evolution reflects how the market has progressed: the platform remains the same trusted meeting place, but the scope has expanded in response to clear industry feedback that blue and low-carbon ammonia pathways are increasingly viewed as the most scalable near-term routes to decarbonisation.
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Curated through detailed agenda committee feedback, the 2026 programme is built around the commercial and operational questions now shaping European investment decisions, including:
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Regulatory clarity
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Enforceable demand signals
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Certification frameworks and definitions of “low-carbon”
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The practical challenge of moving projects to bankable offtake structures and FID
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Policy and market impacts under the microscope, including how the following are influencing commercial models, compliance requirements, and contracting strategy:
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RED III national implementation
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FuelEU Maritime
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EU ETS
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IMO
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Balancing pathways and capital allocation, examining:
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The evolving balance between green and blue ammonia approaches
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How differing policy interpretation is shaping investment appetite and where capital is flowing
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Additional to last year, the summit will address the delivery realities behind deployment: carbon capture and low-carbon ammonia routes, ammonia cracking and synthesis technologies, maritime engine and bunkering readiness, infrastructure and logistics constraints, and the impact of power pricing and construction capacity on project timelines. These themes build on the grounded discussions from 2025, which brought together organisations including Hy2gen, North Ammonia, OCI, EnBW and Engie
The summit convenes senior stakeholders from across the value chain—developers and producers, energy and hydrogen suppliers, fertiliser producers, ship owners and engine manufacturers, ports and infrastructure operators, technology providers, policymakers and investors—to share experience, compare approaches, and contribute to a pragmatic exchange on what is required to scale clean ammonia in Europe.
Those involved in shaping, financing, regulating, or deploying clean ammonia are invited to join the discussion in Cologne at ACI’s European Clean Ammonia Summit and contribute to a grounded exchange on where the sector is heading and what is required to move projects forward.
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- Who Will Attend?
- Confirmed Speakers
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- Media Partners
- Maximising Face-To-Face Networking
- Agenda
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Ammonia at the Crossroads: Defining the Low-Carbon Energy Economy
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Policy Mandates and Enforcement: Defining the Clean Ammonia Market
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Navigating the Shift from Green to Low-Carbon Ammonia
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Breaking Barriers in Ammonia Technology: Advancing Engines, Bunkering and Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis
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CO₂ Capture to Real World Solutions for Blue Ammonia Production
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Financing the Future: Bankability and Aggregator Models in the Emerging Green Ammonia Economy
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Global Market Dynamics: Europe’s Slow Burn vs Asia’s Rapid Acceleration
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Green vs. Blue: Investment Strategies for Ammonia Project Pipelines
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From Vision to Reality: Accelerating Ammonia Project Development
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From Vessels to Ports – Tackling Shipping and Infrastructure Challenges for Ammonia Adoption
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Shaping the Ammonia Market: Insights from Utilities, Off takers and Regulators
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The Hard Economics of Clean Ammonia – Business Case Barriers and Breakthroughs
- Clean Ammonia Project Owners & Developers
- Fertiliser Producers
- Hydrogen & Low-Carbon Energy Suppliers
- Ship Owners & Operators
- Engine Manufacturers
- Bunker and Alternative Fuel Suppliers
- Electrolyser and Ammonia Technology Developers
- Carbon Capture Specialists
- Ports, Logistics & Infrastructure Operators
- Consultants
- Policy Makers
- Academics
Conference Chair:
- Day 1 – Graham Hoar, Global Head, Clean Fuels & Chemicals Advisory, Poten & Partners
- Day 2 – Stephen B. Harrison, Founder and Managing Director, sbh4 GmbH
- Akshay Bhardwaj, Head of Origination & Market Development, Ammonia, Woodside Energy
- Stephen Jackson, CEO, Ammonia Europe
- Astrid Hartwijk, Chief Operating Officer, Hy2Gen
- Kirshnapal Verma, Senior Engineer, ACME Group
- Mike Rendall, Chairman, UK Ammonia Alliance
- Markus Bosch, Head of Strategies Energies and New Media, SKW Stickstoffwerke Piesteritz
- Stuart Marley, Principal Project Manager, Statkraft
- Roberto Palamino, Director – Technology and R&D, Atlas Agro
- José Antonio de las Heras Alonso, CEO, FertigHy S.L.
- Philipp Kroepels, Director – New Energy, MB Energy
- Benjamin Dennhardt, Business Development – Low Carbon Molecules, EnBW
- Richard Schroeter, Business Development, Hydrogen/CCUS, Port of Antwerp-Bruges
- André Pina, Hydrogen – Strategy & Business Development, EDP Renewables
- Mikkel Torud, CEO, North Ammonia
- Ellinor Ehrnberg, President, Smoltek Hydrogen
- Martin Reuvers, Senior Engineer, Vopak
- Saurabh Maithani, Founder/Consultant, EcoFlotte Solutions/Maersk Tankers
- Simon Byrtus, Senior Partner, Green Investors AG
Poten & Partners has been in existence for over 80 years and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of BGC Group. We currently employ around 200 staff across offices in New York, Houston, London, Athens, Dubai, Singapore, Guangzhou and Perth. We strive to maintain a deep commitment to a service orientated culture rooted in a comprehensive knowledge of underlying economic goals, a results-driven approach and an in-depth understanding of our clients’ business objectives.
We are a leading provider of advisory and brokerage services to the energy and ocean transportation industries, including:
- Advisory services for LNG & natural gas, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, e-fuels, biofuels, LPG, condensates, refined products and crude oil
- Capital services for financing of shipping and energy infrastructure projects
- Ship brokerage for crude oil, petroleum products, LNG and LPG/ammonia
- Commodity brokerage for LPG/ammonia, LNG, naphtha, and condensates
The Poten Advisors team includes key decision makers from leading companies throughout the industry who now work exclusively for Poten, advising clients globally along the entire value chain. Our advisors are experienced industry professionals who have established worldwide relationship networks and have been involved in the development of major infrastructure projects across the globe. Their expertise covers, in a deep way, all components of our advisory services in energy liquids and gases: commercial, markets, technical and marine & shipping.
As well as advising owners, our advisory team provides sound, independent 3rd party advice for:
- Process technology due diligence (scale-up and commercialisation risk with developing technologies)
- Project finance lenders’ independent advisor (market, technical, environmental & social due diligence)
- Private equity and investors/divestors commercial and technical due diligence support
- Expert witness/litigation support
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Email: [email protected]
Ammonia Europe is the voice of the European ammonia industry and its value chain, with the mission to advance the decarbonisation of the industry and its pivotal role in the transition towards a climate-neutral economy. By 2050, we envisage a decarbonised ammonia industry and uptake of clean ammonia across various sectors of Europe’s climate neutral and resilient economy.
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At the event we strive not only to bring you to the same location at the same time as your customers/suppliers/peers, we strive to ensure you meet face-to-face with each and every one of your target contacts and to provide you with the time you need to have multiple unhurried conversations with them and build a lasting business relationship:
• A pre-event informal introduction the evening before the conference
• A minimum of five hours’ networking built into the two day conference agenda
• A networking grid which enables you to make your target contacts aware you are looking for them
• The option to join either social drinks or dinner during the evening of Day One
• ACI’s on-site team will assist you in locating your hard-to-find target contacts & make face-to-face introductions
Of course, if there is anybody you are unable to meet over the two days, ACI’s event team will do their best to initiate contact after the event.
