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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 7h

Join our team! We are hiring an Impact & Development Associate at Future Cleantech Architects. We’re looking for a candidate with at least one year of experience in program management, fundraising, donor relations, or a related field – ideally in the nonprofit sector.

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📊 This chart compares cost pathways for hydrogen-based and alternative technologies in fertilizer, steel, shipping and aviation. It shows how plasma nitrogen fixation, electrochemical ironmaking, and battery or nuclear shipping could approach cost parity with fossil-based routes.

An overview of alternative and innovative pathways per sector and their expected deployment based on current projections.

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Several high-emitting sectors of the economy are, or will be, dependent on hydrogen. Considering that clean hydrogen will remain scarce & expensive for decades to come, the refining and fertilizer sectors should have priority access to clean hydrogen before introducing it into additional sectors.

Several high-emitting sectors of the economy are, or will be, dependent on hydrogen. Considering that clean hydrogen will remain scarce
and expensive for decades to come, the refining and fertilizer sectors should have priority access to clean hydrogen before introducing it into
additional sectors.

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Europe needs targets for cleaner industry. Should hydrogen volumes remain the measure of success? Our new Standpoint proposes replacing overarching hydrogen-volume targets with sector-specific decarbonization targets.

A visual representation of hydrogen production methods.

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Trade adds another layer of vulnerability. ≈30% of the EU 🇪🇺 nitrogen fertilizer consumption is imported, with ≈70% of those imports coming from Egypt 🇪🇬, Russia 🇷🇺 and Algeria 🇩🇿 African countries import over 60% of their fertilizers overall.

Fertilizer vulnerability (Mingolla and Rosa, Nature Food 2025).

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Why is gas such a vulnerability? Natural gas can account for up to 90% of the variable cost of ammonia production. Wholesale gas prices rose tenfold in 2022 and remain around 160% above the average before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Fertilizer and natural gas prices (Source: DG Agri Fertilizer Dashboard).

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nitrogen fertilizers account for 2.5% of global emissions. Around 40% comes from production, where natural gas and coal are used as feedstocks. The other 60% comes from potent greenhouse gases released after fertilizers are applied to fields.

The process for nitrogen fertilizer production and field-application, and associated emissions (Source: Gao et al. Nature Food 2023)

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Fertilizers help feed ≈half the world’s population. But nitrogen fertilizer production is still closely tied to fossil fuels and volatile gas markets. Ahead of an event with UN University Vice-Rectorate in Europe about a clean & resilient system on Oct. 12 in Brussels, here are the key findings🧵

Publication: Green Hydrogen and Innovative Fertilizer Production – Towards a Win-Win Partnership in the EU & Africa

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The session was co-led by Pauline Leroi and Patrick Cummins-Tripodi, with contributions from Marlène Siméon and Magnolia Tovar. Thank you to all participants for the thoughtful discussion. Stay tuned for our upcoming factsheet on shipping decarbonization!

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Future Cleantech Architects @fcafuturecleantech.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Coffee & Cleantech in Brussels on Decarbonizing Shipping 🚢 Our briefing for policymakers focused on one of transport’s hardest-to-abate sectors: shipping. The global merchant fleet has ≈116,000 vessels of at least 100 gross tons. The challenge: they still run almost entirely on fossil fuels.

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