This is the first tractor that runs on ammonia and does not pollute the environment.

Brooklyn-based Amogy has paved the way in this area by adapting its zero-emission power system to a John Deere tractor to make it the first heavy duty vehicle to run on ammonia.

We have seen a number of interesting vehicle concepts aimed at reducing the pollution created by tractors. Among them are several electric options, some of which claim to be the smartest tractors in the industry.

There are others who I amon methane and this, as they say, they emit 80% less CO₂ than a traditional tractor.

Ammonia as a fuel source has begun to show promise in some modes of transport such as shipping and aviation.

Important questions remain to be resolved about the most efficient way to extract energy from ammonia and how we can clean up production processes. which consume a lot of energy, but Amogy believes that their technology is ready to take advantage of its huge potential.

Its energy system consists of a liquid ammonia storage tank, which is injected into “high-performance” cracking modules that split it into nitrogen and hydrogen.

The resulting hydrogen is what does operate the fuel cell systemwhich, according to Amogi, It can provide continuous power for several hours.

The company claims that its solution offers an energy density five times that of a lithium-ion battery, with over 700 Wh/kg.

This power system has been integrated into a standard John Deere tractor capable of performing typical agricultural tasks but without the usual emissions.

Amogi claims that the tractor was taken with them on several excursions, where it had to be refueled in the middle of the day, and After taking measurements, they realized that it takes the same amount of time to fill the tank and continue working as it does for a traditional fuel tractor.

The company also claims that technological improvements over the past year have increased the energy intensity of the ammonia system by a factor of 20.

He sees this tractor demonstration as an important first step in his efforts to decarbonize other heavy transport such as trucks and shipping, and plans to hold more demonstrations next year.