Ag tech startup Nitricity Inc., Fremont, Calif., on Oct. 12 announced the commissioning of their next-generation pilot system. In partnership with Olam Food Ingredients, climate tech investor Elemental Excelerator, and the Madera/Chowchilla Resource Conservation District, the project will support Nitricity and Olam’s field trial on young almond trees, which is scheduled to begin next spring in Chowchilla, Calif.
Nitricity’s new pilot system is capable of production rates five times greater than previous prototypes, which the company says represents a significant advancement in Nitricity’s technology development. Over the next few months, the technology will undergo performance testing, producing calcium nitrate to be applied on Olam’s test plot of young almond trees.
Nitricity said the calcium nitrate tackles GHG emissions via two mechanisms: electrified production of fertilizer and reduced field emissions from fertilizer application.