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Energy researchers: clean US hydrogen economy is within reach, but needs a game plan

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Addressing climate change requires not only a clean electrical grid, but also a clean fuel to reduce emissions from industrial heat, long-haul heavy transportation, and long-duration energy storage. However, they note, a clean US hydrogen economy will require a comprehensive strategy and a 10-year plan.

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CSIRO’S Circular Economy Roadmap charts path to triple job creation

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The National Circular Economy Roadmap found innovation is crucial to realizing Australia’s largest economic gains, which will come from designing new products and materials, including through advanced manufacturing, and in embracing new business models that will create domestic and export markets for waste streams. billion by 2036.

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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economy, there’s a potential problem: Where will the industry find the qualified workforce needed to run these plants and design the chips they’ll make? There were around 20,000 job openings in the semiconductor industry at the end of 2022, according to Peter Bermel , an electrical and computer engineering professor at Purdue University.

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. It will be based on a wide network of partners from all sectors and will revolve around 4 poles of activity, putting into practice the principles of the circular economy at each stage of the vehicle life cycle and mobility.

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Highly efficient and stable Ru-free catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia

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Although the thermocatalytic ammonia decomposition reaction (ADR) is an effective way to obtain clean hydrogen, it relies on the use of expensive and rare ruthenium (Ru)-based catalysts, making it not sustainable or economically feasible. C for clean on-site hydrogen generation.

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DOE to award $47M to develop affordable clean hydrogen technologies in support of Hydrogen Shot

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $47 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002920 ) to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) of affordable clean hydrogen technologies. R&D needs for both applications have been identified with industry, university, and national laboratory expert stakeholder input.

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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Advanced batteries are vital to the entire clean energy economy, but the US currently does not produce enough of the critical minerals and battery materials needed to power clean energy technologies. Michigan Technological University. Tennessee Technological University. The University of Alabama. 10,000,000.