Green Fertilizer Denmark hires project director and prepares for next step

The Danish-speaking American Donald Milligan (55) will as project director continue the work of exploring the possibilities of establishing a fertilizer plant in Denmark, which will produce fertilizer via Power-to-X. 

Bent Nissen, Chairman of the Board in Green Fertilizer Denmark, says:

Donald Milligan has the capacity to handle the tasks that Green Fertilizer Denmark faces. Donald has experience working with Power-to-X and green transition, so it is a collaboration which I expect a lot from. I am pleased that we finally are ready to take the next steps in the project. The ambition is to produce fertilizer in a significantly greener way, which can lower the climate footprint from the fields."

Donald Milligan, who will start in the new position on 1 February, comes from a position as Project Director for Power-to-X and Green Transition at COWI. He has previously been employed in the companies BWSC, Ramboll and DFDS. 

About the new challenges, Donald Milligan says:

"Agribusiness is facing a major transformation. Therefore, I am looking forward to exploring the possibilities of producing greener fertilizers that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Green Fertilizer Denmark can play an important role in reaching our goal in being climate neutral in 2050." 

COWI joins as partner in feasibility study

The consultancy company COWI has been hired as an advisor to Green Fertilizer Denmark in connection with the feasibility studies to determine whether it is possible and profitable to establish a fertilizer production in Denmark.

COWI will support the preparation of the feasibility study initiated by Green Fertilizer Denmark. Among other things, the study will be making conclusions project through technical analyses, market analyses and financial analyses.

The use of commercial fertilisers today accounts for a significant share of CO2 emissions from crop production, as it is mainly produced from energy from natural gas. With fertiliser based on green ammonia from wind turbine power, emissions from commercial fertiliser in Denmark can be reduced by approx. 750,000 tonnes of CO2*. This corresponds to the emissions from approximately 250,000 diesel cars**. 

*Based on data from Fertilizers Europe and SEGES Innovation.

**The calculation is based on diesel cars that have a fuel consumption of 15.4 km/l, emit 171.7 grams of CO2 per kilometer and drive 17,000 km. annually.