'We can produce cheap clean ammonia underground by injecting nitrate-containing water into iron-rich rock': start-up

US start-up backed by government grant and venture capital says it can produce geological ammonia that would cost a third as much to produce as traditional fossil-based NH3

The Addis Energy founding team: (l-r): CEO Michael Alexander, chief science officer Iwnetim Abate, chief strategy officer Yet-M ing Chiang, and chief operating officer Charlie Mitchell.
The Addis Energy founding team: (l-r): CEO Michael Alexander, chief science officer Iwnetim Abate, chief strategy officer Yet-M ing Chiang, and chief operating officer Charlie Mitchell.
Published 24 January 2025, 08:34Updated 24 January 2025, 09:46
AmmoniaGeologic ammoniaUSMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyAddis Energy