Australia researchers make ammonia from air and electricity

  • Gas
  • July 7, 2025

University of Sydney researchers have harnessed human-made lightning to develop a more efficient method of generating ammonia.

The current method to generate ammonia, the Haber-Bosch process, comes at great climate cost, leaving a huge carbon footprint. It also needs to happen on a large scale and close to sources of cheap natural gas to make it cost effective.

Lead researcher Professor PJ Cullen from the University of Sydney’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the Net Zero Institute, said industry’s appetite for ammonia is only growing.

“For the past decade, the global scientific community, including our lab, wants to uncover a more sustainable way to produce ammonia that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels,” he said.

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