MIT Alumni Build Zero-Emissions Semi-Truck Powered by Sustainable Ammonia Fuel

A start-up by four MIT Ph.D. Graduates, Amogy, has successfully tested a zero-emissions semi-truck powered by sustainable ammonia fuel.

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The customized Freightliner Cascadia truck went on a test run inside the Stony Brook University campus in New York.

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Ammonia has an abundance of nitrogen & hydrogen compounds making it a promising base for green fuel.

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After combustion it does not emit any carbon pollution and is easier to store and transport.

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The customized truck presented by Amogy is probably the world's first ammonia-powered, zero-emissions semi-truck.

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It also outperforms batteries because it has five times the system-level energy density of batteries.

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Amogy believes that ammonia has immense potential as a zero-carbon fuel for all heavy-duty transportation sectors.

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Transportation is one of the highest carbon emitting sectors in the United States, representing 27% of overall greenhouse gas emissions.

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The development of ammonia-powered trucks by Amogy and others who are pushing forward the ammonia fuel technology can make a big difference in environmental pollution levels globally.

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