Minnesota startup wants to convert diesel engines to burn ammonia
Ammonia doesn’t emit carbon dioxide when burned, but its energy-intensive production mostly relies on fossil fuels.
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Ammonia doesn’t emit carbon dioxide when burned, but its energy-intensive production mostly relies on fossil fuels.
In 2021, Axelson founded Grid Catalyst, a business "accelerator" that connects clean energy entrepreneurs to Minnesota-based mentors, investors and partners.
More than 20 organizations have committed including the State of Minnesota, 3M and the University of Minnesota. The launch coincides with the inaugural Minnesota Cleantech Innovation Day on June 7 at 3M's Innovation Center.
The material would need to be thin, and it would need to have nanopores that are about one thousand times thinner than human hair.
The package of bills passed this year is nothing short of transformative for Minnesota’s clean energy industry.