St. Charles Clean Fuels

What St. Charles Clean Fuels does

St. Charles Clean Fuels (SCCF) is a privately held, development-stage energy company jointly owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund I, and Sustainable Fuels Group (SFG). The company is developing a proposed $4.6 billion blue ammonia production and export facility in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, designed with two phases of 4,000 metric tonnes per day (MTPD) capacity each, yielding approximately 3.0 million tons of annual ammonia output once fully operational in 2027. The facility uses Topsoe's proprietary SynCOR steam reforming technology to produce hydrogen and ammonia while capturing over 99% of process CO2 for permanent third-party sequestration, reducing well-to-gate CO2e emissions by 90% versus traditional grey ammonia production. By targeting a 2 million tonne per year CO2 emissions reduction, the project addresses the fact that conventional ammonia production accounts for approximately 1% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions.

SCCF serves two principal enterprise customer segments: the fertilizer industry, which seeks low-carbon ammonia feedstock to decarbonize traditional nitrogen fertilizer production, and the emerging clean energy sector, which uses blue ammonia as an ultra-low-carbon liquid fuel for power plants and shipping, and as a hydrogen transport medium. The company's go-to-market is B2B enterprise sales of bulk industrial ammonia, distributed globally through International-Matex Tank Terminals' (IMTT) St. Rose terminal, which provides liquefied ammonia storage and handling infrastructure with direct Mississippi River, rail, highway, and pipeline access. Revenue will be generated from one-time license-style ammonia production and sale contracts, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is currently in the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study phase, with a final investment decision targeted for early 2024 and construction expected to follow.

The company is supported by an incentive package from Louisiana Economic Development, including a $6 million performance-based infrastructure grant and access to the LED FastStart workforce training program. Once operational, the facility is projected to create 216 direct permanent jobs with average annual salaries of $80,000-$90,000 and 949 indirect jobs (1,165 total), with 2,500 peak construction workers during the build phase. The project also includes the Hope St. Rose community engagement initiative, developed with IMTT and local educational organizations.

Name

St. Charles Clean Fuels

Legal name

St. Charles Clean Fuels

Website

https://stccf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St. Charles Clean Fuels is a private development-stage energy company building a $4.6 billion blue ammonia production facility in Louisiana using Topsoe's SynCOR technology, targeting fertilizer industry and clean energy sector customers with low-carbon ammonia as both feedstock and fuel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clean Ammonia Production

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUABAJAC

Hydrogen & Derivative Fuels for Industry (H₂, Ammonia, Methanol)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Carbon & Climate Solutions (Carbon Markets, Offsets, CCS/CCUS)/Industrial Decarbonization Solutions (Process Heat, Electrification, Fuel Switching)

SECONDARYEUABAGAD

Pre-combustion Capture (Syngas Shift + Physical Solvents: Selexol/Rectisol)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Carbon & Climate Solutions (Carbon Markets, Offsets, CCS/CCUS)/CCS/CCUS Capture Technologies (Post-combustion, Pre-combustion, Oxy-fuel)

SECONDARYEUAJAJAF

Hydrogen Production Supply & Offtake (Green/Blue H2) for Utility Blending

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Gas Utilities (Distribution)/Decarbonized Gas Programs (RNG, Hydrogen Blending & Power-to-Gas)

SECONDARYEUABAIAA

E‑Fuels & Synthetic Hydrocarbons (e‑kerosene, e‑diesel, e‑gasoline, e‑methane)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Carbon & Climate Solutions (Carbon Markets, Offsets, CCS/CCUS)/CO₂ Utilization & Carbon-to-Value (E-fuels, Chemicals, Building Materials)

Keywords

• Blue ammonia production
• Clean hydrogen manufacturing
• Carbon capture sequestration
• Clean fuel facility
• Ammonia production technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Ammonia Production and Sale: The company generates revenue through production and sale of blue ammonia, a reduced-carbon ammonia product used as both clean fuel and feedstock for the fertilizer industry. The facility will initially consist of two phases, each with production capacity of 4,000 tons per day (~3.0 million tons of annual production from both phases).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St. Charles Clean Fuels is developing a proposed 2 x 4,000 metric tonne per day (MTPD) blue ammonia production and export facility in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The facility uses Topsoe's SynCOR steam reforming technology to produce hydrogen and ammonia while capturing over 99% of CO2 emissions for permanent sequestration. The output is sold as clean fuel and as low-carbon feedstock for the fertilizer industry.

Product overview

St. Charles Clean Fuels is developing a major blue ammonia production facility in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. The core offering is a 2 x 4,000 MTPD blue ammonia facility that uses Topsoe's SynCOR technology to produce hydrogen and ammonia while capturing over 99% of CO2 emissions. The company also offers supporting services including training and education, consulting and advisory services, research and development, and maintenance and repair. Blue ammonia serves as both a clean fuel and feedstock for the fertilizer industry, with CO2 permanently sequestered by third parties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hope St. Rose Initiative: A community engagement initiative driven by IMTT and St. Charles Clean Fuels in partnership with local community and educational organizations, focused on developing and implementing programs that give hope, provide opportunity awareness to youth, and lead to prosperous careers in underserved communities in St. Rose.

Products and services

• Blue Ammonia Production Facility A proposed 2 x 4,000 MTPD blue ammonia production facility on the Gulf Coast that produces hydrogen and ammonia while capturing over 99% of CO2 emissions for permanent sequestration. The blue ammonia output serves industrial customers in the fertilizer industry and the clean energy sector.
• Training and Education Services Workforce training and education services covering employee training, professional development, compliance training, and e-learning solutions for industrial workforce development.
• Consulting and Advisory Services Strategic, management, financial, marketing, IT, and compliance consulting services designed to help businesses navigate operational challenges.
• Research and Development R&D services including market research, product development, technology development, intellectual property protection, and innovation strategy.
• Maintenance and Repair Services Preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, emergency repair, and parts replacement services available 24/7 to minimize equipment downtime.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of CO2 captured in production process
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TopsoecoreTechnology or IntegrationTopsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies founded in 1940 and headquartered in Denmark with over 2,100 employees, will deliver its leading SynCOR technology to produce blue ammonia. The technology enables 99% capture of CO2 production with 90% well-to-gate emissions reduction compared to traditional grey ammonia production.
• International-Matex Tank Terminals (IMTT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMTT, founded in 1939 and headquartered in New Orleans, is an industry leader in handling and storage of bulk liquid products. IMTT will lease land to SCCF at its St. Rose location and build storage tanks for liquefied ammonia, providing essential storage and logistics services for the project.
• Louisiana Economic Development (LED)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLED prepared a competitive incentive package including a $6 million performance-based grant for infrastructure needs and full services of LED FastStart, Louisiana's nationally acclaimed workforce training program rated No. 1 in the U.S. for 13 consecutive years.
• Sustainable Fuels Group (SFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSustainable Fuels Group is a private development company formed with highly experienced industry professionals capable of developing projects from greenfield into operations. SCCF is jointly owned by CIP and SFG.
• Hope St. Rose Initiative PartnerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity engagement initiative in partnership with IMTT and local community and educational organizations including St. Charles Parish President, Council, and School Board, River Parishes Community College, Associated Builders and Contractors St. Rose Training Center, United Way of St. Charles, and Ed Reed Foundation. Mission to develop programs giving hope and opportunity awareness to youth in underserved communities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nutrien: World's largest fertilizer producer with substantial ammonia production and growing interest in low-carbon ammonia. Comparable as a major ammonia offtaker and potential customer for SCCF's blue ammonia.
• Linde: Global industrial gas leader with significant hydrogen production and clean hydrogen project pipeline. Comparable as a scaled blue/green hydrogen and ammonia player, though much broader in product portfolio than SCCF.
• Air Liquide: Industrial gas major investing heavily in blue and green hydrogen projects (e.g., Hydrogen Mobility, large-scale electrolyzer investments). Comparable as a blue hydrogen infrastructure developer targeting industrial and clean-fuel customers.
• Air Products: Global industrial gas major and leading blue hydrogen project developer (e.g., NEOM, Louisiana clean hydrogen). Comparable as a large-scale hydrogen and ammonia producer with CCS, though diversified across many industrial gas end-uses.
• CF Industries: One of the largest global nitrogen fertilizer producers with significant ammonia output, actively pursuing blue/green ammonia projects (e.g., Donaldsonville). Comparable as a major ammonia producer targeting decarbonization for fertilizer and clean-fuel markets.
• Equinor: Integrated energy major with a portfolio of blue hydrogen and ammonia projects (e.g., Northern Lights, potential US Gulf Coast developments). Comparable for its scale, SMR+CCS approach, and ambition to produce low-carbon ammonia for European offtake.

Emerging players

• Hy2gen: Developer of green and blue hydrogen and ammonia production projects (e.g., Friesland, Quebec). Comparable as a project developer of carbon-free ammonia at industrial scale, though generally focused on green rather than blue hydrogen pathways.
• JERA: Japanese power utility co-developing large-scale blue ammonia supply projects (e.g., with IHI and others) for power generation fuel. Comparable as an emerging blue ammonia buyer/developer with overlapping Gulf Coast/Asia export interest.

Others

• Topsoe: Technology licensor whose SynCOR technology underpins SCCF's process. Included as a key enabling technology partner and indirect peer; relevant for assessing SCCF's competitive positioning and access to best-available SMR/CCS know-how.

Direct peers

• Yara Clean Ammonia: Yara's clean ammonia arm produces and markets low-carbon and blue ammonia for fertilizer and emerging fuel markets. Most directly comparable to SCCF as a producer targeting the same dual fertilizer/fuel customer base with decarbonized ammonia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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