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Minnesota’s second green ammonia plant could fuel a future of domestic production
- Minnesota is launching a second-generation green ammonia plant near Morris to produce ammonia without natural gas, relying on renewable energy like wind and solar.
- The project received financial support totaling $20 million from various sources, including a $12.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy, and aims to produce about 1 metric ton of ammonia daily.
- Sameer Parvathikar from RTI International emphasized that this project supports an energy transition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while meeting agricultural needs.
- Sen. Torrey Westrom expressed hope for local ownership of production, enabling farmers to control costs and benefit from their own fertilizer production.
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Minnesota’s second green ammonia plant could fuel a future of domestic production
MORRIS, Minn. — Anhydrous ammonia, which is used in the agriculture industry in Minnesota as a nitrogen fertilizer, typically finds its end use here. While the United States is the top importer of the fertilizer to be placed on fields for growing crops, countries like Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia and Canada are the world’s top exporters, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Production of ammonia is typically done where …
·Fargo, United States
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