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IAEA to develop roadmap for commercial deployment of nuclear hydrogen

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To speed up greening of the emerging hydrogen economy, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)— the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field—last month launched an initiative to develop a roadmap for the commercial deployment of hydrogen production using nuclear energy.

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Researchers identify key bottleneck in MgH2 solid-state hydrogen storage desorption

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Metal hydrides have long been explored for their large hydrogen storage potentiality and their low cost. Furthermore, the material's complex hydrogen migration and desorption, which result in sluggish dehydrogenation kinetics, have stymied its commercial application. Now, the research group has uncovered an answer.

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POET outlines lessons from 4-year long startup of Project Liberty cellulosic ethanol project

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Commercially viable cellulosic ethanol plants has proven devilishly difficult to bring to fruition. POET/DSM has shown that large-scale commercial corn stover collection is possible and that farmers are willing to participate. 2019) “Lessons from Commercialization of Cellulosic Ethanol - A POET Perspective.” doi: 10.1002/bbb.2033.

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Los Alamos and Oberon Fuels receive DOE funding to produce renewable hydrogen from renewable DME (rDME)

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We are producing a hydrogen-rich molecule, moving it using existing, low-cost infrastructure, and converting it to hydrogen fuel on demand. Earlier this month, Oberon began commercial production of the first renewable DME in the US at its facility in Brawley, Calif., —Rebecca Boudreaux, Ph.D., President and CEO of Oberon Fuels.

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Workhorse Group expands the HorseFly last mile delivery patent portfolio; multi-use unmanned aerial system (UAS)

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The HorseFly system is designed to conform to the FAA guidelines for UAV operation in the US. The HorseFly was designed to deliver what represents approximately 80% of most commercial package sizes, shapes, and weights while safely carrying a five-pound payload up to 10 miles. Workhorse Group Inc.,

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International Copper Association pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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The Copper—The Pathway to Net Zero roadmap builds on previous best practice guidelines by ICA. Moreover, the collective ambition outlined in the roadmap is based on current knowledge of decarbonization technologies and on a set of sound hypotheses about availability at scale, cost and abatement potential of these technologies.

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German government awarding €50M in subsidies to 31 projects for municipal electromobility; issues fourth funding call

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This means that a total of more than 420 cars, well over 100 buses, around 110 special and commercial vehicles and more than 425 new charging points will be purchased and built. This fourth call for support specifically supports municipalities that were not funded after the adaptation of the funding guidelines in 2017.

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