The Amburn project will develop and demonstrate a 1 MW ammonia-fed steam boiler to help decarbonise off-grid businesses across the UK
Funded by the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero as part of the UK Government’s £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, Flogas Britain and Cardiff University will prove that ammonia is a viable, cost-effective renewable fuel for large energy users off the mains gas grid.
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June 2026
The Amburn project has built the industrial steam boiler over the last three years, progressing from 10kW in a Cardiff University laboratory to a 1 MW system which was tested recently at DNV’s Spadeadam site.
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October 2025
Key milestone achieved as part of Stage 1 testing of the ammonia fed steam boiler, taking place at Cardiff University
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