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Hazelton, Kansas | Dale,
Back in the 1970’s, UNL had an energy farm at Mead, Ne. They irrigated with an array of solar cells, and had a unit that fixed atmospheric N with an arc, for using off-season power. IIRC, the arc formed NOx, which they scrubbed out with a calcium carbonate bath. I believe they ended up with a calcium nitrate solution, but it was ~45 years ago.
I saw it operate, and it made an impressive “waaaa” electrical arc sound. I don’t remember the numbers, but I’m certain reports were written on the system. I believe UNL Agricultural Engineering headed the project, maybe with Lincoln Labs involvement.
FWIW.
MDS
https://elibrary.asabe.org/abstract.asp?aid=33736
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1979iece.conf..219B/abstract
Edited by crowbar 6/30/2024 21:03
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