Minnesota Energy Alley to support problem solvers on climate issues

One Twin Cities company is developing a reactor to remove carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into a charcoal-like substance. Another is developing technology to change renewable ammonia to a combustion fuel for engines. Both eventually hope to help make Minnesota carbon-free — and make money in the process. The companies, Carba and Aza Power Systems, are receiving seed funding through a new statewide initiative to develop their technologies, a critical step energy stakeholders believe will increase Minnesota's economic competitiveness. The initiative, Minnesota Energy Alley, is designed to...