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HF1749 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Green ammonia power generation technology research and development funding provided, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF2017

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

  • Establish funding to support green ammonia power generation research. The goal is to explore energy systems that produce hydrogen and ammonia from renewable energy or other clean energy sources and use them to store and generate electricity.

Key Provisions

  • Onetime appropriation of funds for research, development, outreach, and demonstration of energy systems that use hydrogen and ammonia produced from renewable energy resources and other clean energy sources to store and generate electricity.
  • The funds come from the Renewable Development Account in the Special Revenue Fund and are intended to be used by the University of Minnesota.
  • The appropriation amount is 6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 6,000,000 in fiscal year 2027.
  • The statute acknowledges not applying some existing statutory limits to allow this funding (notwithstanding current statute).
  • The funds are available as one-time money through June 30, 2028.

Funding Details

  • Source: Renewable Development Account, Special Revenue Fund (Minnesota Statutes 116C.779, subdivision 1).
  • Recipient: Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
  • Purpose scope: lead research, development, outreach, and demonstration of energy systems that utilize hydrogen and ammonia production from renewable energy resources and other clean energy sources for storing and generating electricity.
  • Timeframe: funds are one-time and available until June 30, 2028.

Implementation & Oversight

  • The University of Minnesota is charged with leading the related activities (research, development, outreach, demonstration) in this program.

Significance / Impact

  • Aims to advance green ammonia and hydrogen-based energy storage and generation.
  • Could influence future approaches to clean energy storage and electricity production by demonstrating scalable technologies.

Relevant Terms

  • green ammonia power generation
  • hydrogen
  • ammonia production
  • renewable energy resources
  • clean energy
  • energy storage
  • electricity generation
  • Renewable Development Account
  • Special Revenue Fund
  • Minnesota Statutes 116C.779
  • Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
  • onetime appropriation
  • fiscal years 2026 and 2027
  • June 30, 2028
  • outreach
  • demonstration
  • energy systems

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 03, 2025HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toEnergy Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes section 116C.779, subdivision 1, paragraph j, an appropriation is made from the renewable development account to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for research, development, outreach, and demonstration of energy systems that utilize hydrogen and ammonia production from renewable energy resources and other sources of clean energy as a means of storing and generating electricity.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "116C.779",
    "subdivision": "subdivision 1 paragraph j"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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