According to the company, this alternative fuel technology has one very critical benefit — it helps reduce carbon emissions in the atmosphere as amonia does not have carbon in its chemical composition.

So there you have it folks — the rising energy costs are finally creating enough incentives for technology development and companies (as well as universities) are jumping in.

In the case of Amonia University of Michigan grad student is behind the dual fuel technology development.  At the same time, apparently Ohio State Univ. is developing amonia only engine.

When you think about it, both developments have merit.  I agree in the early stages having the dual fuel system is important as refueling of amonia only engine would be a challenge (until infrastructure develops) but if the fuel and engine really work (based on amonia as a fuel) this infrastructure development should happen very fast.  Amonia is so plentiful, the US and worldwide manufacturers have experience in its production, (after all it has been used in agriculture for a long time) so deploying the technology fast should not be a big challenge.

Lets see…..  I will track the progress of the two approaches…