RCS - AFC Energy Plc - AFC CTO to Chair new UK Ammonia Alliance group

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21/10/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 1065E  AFC Energy Plc  21 October 2025

AFC Energy PLC

("AFC Energy" or the "Company")

 

AFC CTO to Chair new UK Ammonia Alliance industry group

 

AFC Energy plc (AIM: AFC) ("AFC Energy"), a leading provider of hydrogen
powered generator and ammonia cracking technologies, is pleased to announce
that Dr Mike Rendall, Chief Technology Officer, has become the inaugural Chair
of the newly established UK Ammonia Alliance (UKAA) industry group.

 

Highlights:

 

·      The founding members of the UKAA are AFC Energy, Air Products,
Blended Products, Clean Air Power, Exolum, Green Cat Hydrogen, HYCAP,
Industrial Chemicals Limited, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, N-Gen Energy and
Statkraft.

·      The objective of UKAA is to accelerate growth in the UK's ammonia
industry and drive adoption of low-carbon ammonia and ammonia technology
solutions across vital sectors.

·      As Chair of the Alliance, AFC Energy will share its insights and
expertise in developing ammonia cracking technology with Government and
industry colleagues.

·    The Alliance will hold its first public event in Parliament in
November and will call for supportive UK Government policy to ensure the UK
captures the full economic, energy security and decarbonisation benefits of
the growing hydrogen market.

 

AFC Energy has confirmed that Dr Mike Rendall, Chief Technology Officer, has
become the inaugural Chair of the newly established UK Ammonia Alliance
industry group.

 

Through its founding members, the Alliance will draw on their collective, deep
expertise and innovation across the ammonia, energy and hydrogen industries.
The Alliance's first event in Parliament in November will be attended by MPs
and Peers, where it will launch a policy paper setting out key steps to
unlocking the UK's ammonia opportunity.

 

Essential for modern agriculture and industry, ammonia has long been used in
fertilisers, refrigeration and manufacturing. Today, low-carbon ammonia offers
a pathway to decarbonise these vital sectors while also accelerating the
energy transition as an efficient hydrogen carrier, affordable solution for
hydrogen transport and storage, source of clean power, and sustainable fuel.

 

Production of low-carbon ammonia is quickly scaling-up around the world.
Bloomberg analysis suggests that 92% of new ammonia supply added between 2024
and 2030 will be low-carbon, accounting for 13% of total global ammonia supply
by 2030.

 

The UK Ammonia Alliance seeks to help industries adopt these solutions
at-scale, to support the UK Government in unlocking the strategic role that
low-carbon ammonia can play in delivering decarbonisation, energy security,
and economic growth. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projecting that
ammonia production will rise almost 40% by 2050.

 

Already, at least 428 unique low-carbon ammonia production facilities have
been announced around the world, according to the Ammonia Energy Association
(AEA) as of August 2024. Among these, there are major low-carbon ammonia
production plants that have already reached Final Investment Decision (FID) or
begun construction.

 

 

John Wilson, Chief Executive of AFC Energy, said:

 

"We are delighted that eleven leading businesses have taken the positive step
to establish the UK Ammonia Alliance, and AFC Energy is proud that Mike is
taking on the important role as Chair of the group.

 

"At AFC Energy, we believe clean ammonia imports will play a vital role in
making low-carbon and zero emission hydrogen accessible across the UK. By
using our compact, decentralised ammonia crackers and ammonia-to-power
systems, we plan to supply hydrogen and clean power at scale for industry and
transport applications - reliably, at a commercially viable price point, and
without the need for government subsidies.

 

"The establishment of the Alliance can play a vital role in securing policy
changes to help accelerate the growth of this market, and provide greater
energy resilience and security to the country."

 

For further information, please contact: Investors@afcenergy.com
(mailto:Investors@afcenergy.com)

 

FTI Consulting - Financial PR Advisors

Ben Brewerton / Chris Laing / Evie Taylor

 

+44 (0) 203 727 1000

afcenergy@fticonsulting.com

 

About AFC Energy

 

AFC Energy plc is a leading provider of hydrogen energy solutions, to provide
clean electricity for on and off grid power applications. The Company's fuel
cell technology is now deployable as electric vehicle chargers, off-grid
decentralised power systems for construction and temporary power with emerging
opportunities across maritime, data centres and rail as part of a portfolio
approach to the decarbonisation of society's growing electrification needs.

 

The Company's proprietary ammonia cracking technology further highlights
emerging opportunities across the distributed hydrogen production market with
a focus on hydrogen's role in supporting industries facing challenges in
decarbonisation, such as mining, cement and heavy engineering.

 

 

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