The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) will present a Webinar on December 21 on "Distributed Ammonia Synthesis." The presenter will be Edward L. Cussler, Distinguished Institute Professor at the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department of the University of Minnesota. Distributed ammonia synthesis is one focus related to ammonia energy at the University of Minnesota - but just one. In fact, UMinn is the locus of a unique and globally significant collection of research efforts that promise to have significant impacts in the ammonia industry and the broader energy sector.

Ammonia energy proponents look forward to the day when their fuel is used in internal combustion engines – but the state of this art is unsettled and it is not clear which combustion technologies will win in the end.

Eddie Sturman, noted inventor and co-founder of Sturman Industries, has been developing ammonia internal-combustion-engine (ICE) technology for several years – "at least six, maybe more." At the 2016 NH3 Fuel Conference, he provided the most in-depth look so far at the results of Sturman Industries' R&D program. Specifically, his talk featured a dual-fuel compression ignition engine powered by a combination of diesel fuel and ammonia.

NH3 Engine Overview Eddie Sturman, Sturman Industries, USA

Piloting a Combined Heat & Power Distributed Generation System Powered by Anhydrous Ammonia Eddie Sturman, Sturman Industries

A High Efficiency NH3 fueled Diesel Engine Eddie Sturman, Sturman Industries, USA

Enabling Efficient Engine Control Dave Drury and Eddie Sturman, Sturman Industries

2012 Keynote Address — Enabling NH3 Fuel Eddie Sturman, Sturman Industries

NH3 Fuel in a Compression Ignition Adaptive Digital Power Engine Eddie Sturman, Carol Sturman, and Mike Bowman, Sturman Industries