NH3ance
NH3ance · Calgary, Alberta

Clean ammonia,
Everywhere!

Low-energy electrochemical ammonia for distributed supply. This technology reduces reliance on centralized, carbon-intensive systems by enabling production where it’s needed.

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Low-energy
Electrochemical process
On-site
Distributed deployment
Decentralized
Less centralized carbon
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Ammonia production is still built around centralization.

Conventional ammonia production still relies on centralized infrastructure, extreme operating conditions, and fossil-based inputs. The result is a carbon-intensive system that is difficult to deploy at smaller scale and poorly suited to distributed demand.

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Global CO₂ emissions

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Lower energy target

A new
approach.

NH3ance is developing a low-energy electrochemical pathway for ammonia production under mild conditions, using clean electricity and a modular system architecture designed for on-site deployment.

N₂

Input

Nitrogen

H₂O

Input

Water

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Process

Electrochemical conversion

NH₃

Output

Ammonia

Low-energy

Designed to reduce the energy burden of ammonia production compared with conventional centralized pathways.

Mild conditions

Built around low-temperature and low-pressure operation to support safer, smaller-scale deployment.

Modular

Designed for distributed deployment where ammonia is needed, including industrial sites, remote operations, and emerging clean-energy systems.

Carbon intensity

92%

lower emissions.

HABER–BOSCH2.4 t CO₂ / t NH₃
NH3ANCE TARGET0.2 t CO₂ / t NH₃

Designed for a substantially lower carbon footprint than conventional ammonia production, with a pathway toward much lower emissions when paired with clean electricity and distributed deployment.

Production where it is needed.

Distributed

Designed for on-site deployment, reducing reliance on long-distance transport and centralized ammonia infrastructure.

  • Lower transport burden
  • Supports remote deployment
  • Improves supply resilience

Flexible end use

A modular platform for ammonia production that can support multiple end-use settings, including agriculture, industrial operations, and emerging energy systems.

  • Agriculture
  • Industrial use
  • Energy storage pathways

Lower-carbon pathway

Designed for substantially lower emissions than conventional ammonia production when paired with clean electricity and distributed deployment.

  • Lower carbon intensity
  • No fossil-based process dependency
  • Renewable-electricity compatible

Where distributed
ammonia fits.

Agriculture

Local ammonia production for farms, greenhouses, and co-operatives, reducing dependence on centralized supply and transport.

Industrial sites

On-site ammonia supply for industrial operations that need a cleaner and more flexible alternative to centralized delivery.

Energy and microgrids

A potential pathway for storing renewable electricity in chemical form and supporting distributed energy systems.

Remote operations

Designed for locations where centralized ammonia supply is costly, logistically complex, or unreliable.

A large and growing opportunity.

From the broader ammonia market to the first deployment opportunities, this view shows where NH3ance can create value earliest.

Global ammonia market today: $120B

Global market

$200B

Broad ammonia demand across fertilizer, chemicals, and energy-related uses.

Priority applications

$25B

Distributed agriculture, industrial operations, and emerging energy systems where on-site ammonia can add value.

Initial focus

$400M

Early regional deployment opportunities where NH3ance can reduce transport burden and improve supply resilience.

Leadership

NH3ance brings together expertise in engineering, scale-up, and applied technology development to advance low-energy ammonia production for distributed deployment.

Dr. Narges Atrak headshot

Dr. Narges Atrak

Founder & CEO

Dr. Narges Atrak leads NH3ance across technology development, commercialization, and partnership building. Her work focuses on advancing low-energy electrochemical ammonia production for practical deployment, scalability, and industrial relevance.

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Prof. Ian D. Gates

Founder & COO

Prof. Ian D. Gates is Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. He brings deep experience in reactor design, process scale-up, and clean-energy commercialization, and supports NH3ance in translating its ammonia platform from development toward deployment.

Backed by

  • Alberta Innovates
  • Innovate Calgary
  • University of Calgary
  • Schulich School of Engineering

A lower-energy path to ammonia production, designed for where it is needed most.

— NH3ance

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