Northwest Minnesota business aims to use sweet sorghum and electrochemistry in ethanol fuel cell technology

Northwest Minnesota business aims to use sweet sorghum and electrochemistry in ethanol fuel cell technology

CROOKSTON, Minn. — There’s a family-driven effort in northwest Minnesota to research and develop a technology to use ethanol to create energy, but there’s more than corn being considered to make it. Two other types of crop, which show promise in improving the area’s soil and providing another source of income for growers, are being explored. Brian LaPlante sees both ventures as a way to improve soil with plants that don’t need as much herbicide …