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Researchers at Australia's national science agency have developed an efficient method to produce green hydrogen for energy-hungry, high-temperature industrial processes – and it starts with concentrated sunshine.

View gallery - 3 images Researchers at Australia's national science agency have developed an efficient method to produce green hydrogen for energy-hungry, high-temperature industrial processes – and it starts with concentrated sunshine. Heavy industries like steelmaking, and iron and alumina production, utilize hydrogen because it can replace fossil fuels in combustion processes while producing only water vapor as a byproduct instead of CO2 emissions. Abhimanyu has been a trusted voice in the science, technology, transport innovations, startup and AI spaces for more than a decade at several global outlets, including three and a half years as the managing editor at TNW.

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