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Bloom Energy and Idaho National Laboratory to test use of nuclear generation to power solid-oxide electrolyzer for H2 production

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Bloom Energy announced an agreement with Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to test the use of nuclear energy to produce clean hydrogen through Bloom Energy’s solid-oxide, high-temperature electrolyzer. First announced in July 2020, Bloom Energy’s electrolyzer converts water (or steam) into hydrogen and oxygen.

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INL researchers develop high-performance oxygen electrode for PCEC cell; high-temperature electrolysis

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Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory have developed a new electrode material for a protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC) that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. Water splitting reaction on oxygen electrode and PNC’s hydration. (a) The triple conducting oxide of PrNi 0.5 Ding et al.

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DOE awards FuelCell Energy additional $8M for Phase 2 ARPA-E project with differentiated solid oxide platform

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Electrolysis uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, the opposite of fuel cell operation. Later this year, under another previously announced DOE project, the company will demonstrate a 250KW electrolysis system to be located at Idaho National Laboratories (INL).

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ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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First, an electric potential will be applied to water to simultaneously produce acidity and alkalinity. Idaho National Laboratory. million tonnes of CO 2 per year will be sequestered in mine tailings that are permanently and safely stored with a decrease of 100 kg of CO 2 equivalent per tonne of ore processed. An estimated 2.2

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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The world’s largest pumped-energy-storage station—a technique that stores energy by pumping it uphill to a reservoir—is set to complete phase two of its construction in 2023. The plant will be only the world’s fourth EPR reactor—a third-generation pressurized water design that’s meant to be safer and more efficient than its predecessors.

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ARPA-E awards $38M to 12 projects leading used nuclear fuel recycling initiative

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The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award $38 million to 12 projects that will work to reduce the impacts of light-water reactor used nuclear fuel (UNF) disposal. Upon discharge from a nuclear reactor, the UNF is initially stored in steel-lined concrete pools surrounded by water.

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Taking the Long Way Home From Alaska

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The highway formed the heart of a family road trip I took last September from Alaska to Idaho, passing through the Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta, in Canada, along the way. Relying on Google Maps won’t get you far on this drive, where cellphone service is sparse. Elias National Park & Preserve (free), the largest U.S.

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