Proposed “Blue” Ammonia Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $5 Billion Each Year
Taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars worth of gas-fired ammonia production.
Adams Fork is a Giant Waste of Energy
The projected gas consumption of TransGas’ ammonia and data center plans at the Adams Fork Energy site keeps ballooning.
A Climate Advocate’s Guide to Calculating 45V and 45Q Tax Credits
The explosion of proposed “low-carbon” hydrogen and ammonia facilities is difficult to follow, even for dedicated climate advocates. The regulatory processes are complex, the finances are murky, and federal law keeps changing. This blog post is intended to help climate advocates opposing proposed hydrogen and ammonia facilities solve one information gap: How much money in […]
The Ammonia Industry Expansion Begins To Falter
Less than three months after its July passage, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is already reducing the planned expansion of ammonia and hydrogen production. ORVI’s March 2025 report on the ammonia industry found that if all the proposed facilities as of October 2024 were built, annual US ammonia production would increase by more than […]
A Big Beautiful Blow to the Ammonia Industry
Tucked deep in the mammoth One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) that President Trump signed into law on July 4th is a provision that threatens the planned expansion of the ammonia industry. To see how, let’s review the pre-OBBB ammonia landscape. ORVI’s March 2025 report on the ammonia industry showed that if all the proposed facilities […]
Adams Fork Energy: What’s Happening With the World’s Largest Proposed Ammonia Plant
New York-based company TransGas Development Systems, LLC wants to build and operate a fossil fuel-based ammonia facility in Mingo County, WV. If built, the Adams Fork Energy project would be the biggest ammonia plant in the world. The facility would produce ammonia from natural gas — a process that could expose nearby communities to serious […]
Adams Fork Energy’s Blue Ammonia Project, Explained
As discussed in our companion article, New York-based TransGas Development Systems, LLC announced plans in 2023 to build the Adams Fork Energy ammonia project in Mingo County, WV. This project was originally part of the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) but its partner CNX later backed out and the project is no longer part […]
The Carbon Implications of Ammonia Production
The US is on the verge of an ammonia ‘boom,’ which could expand fracking and incentivize risky carbon storage infrastructure. But as with any boom, industrial expansion will eventually bring a bust. At least 37 new projects have been proposed around the country which could increase ammonia production by over 350% within a decade. Part […]