Taryn Lipschitz

The U.S. government has announced a proposed $7 billion (for starters) on desperately needed breakthroughs in clean hydrogen production.

The Department of Energy’s (DoE) biggest bet is on nuclear power plants, which they are hoping to convert into North America’s premier clean hydrogen producers.

A renewable energy firm plans to turn scrap aluminum into “green hydrogen” in a former Stelco building that would become Hamilton’s first commercial producer of the climate-friendly fuel.

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