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Senate panel hears request to fund University of Minnesota green ammonia research
Summary
The Senate Energy Committee heard testimony on Senate File 2017, a proposal to appropriate $12 million from the Renewable Development Account to the University of Minnesota for green ammonia research, prototype development and pilots. Committee members questioned safety, emissions and costs; the bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 2017, a bill to fund research and demonstration of so-called green ammonia at the University of Minnesota, drew testimony and technical questions from the Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate Committee on March 5.
The bill would appropriate $12,000,000 from the Renewable Development Account (RDA) to the University of Minnesota to support development of green ammonia technology, including prototype development, performance evaluation, emissions measurement and pilot programs, Senator Putnam told the committee.
Supporters told the committee that the University of Minnesota has been a leader in green ammonia research for more than a decade and that ammonia can act as a hydrogen carrier and a long‑duration storage medium for renewable energy systems.…
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