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Thermophotovoltaics has made great progress recently and the first start-ups are entering the market with storage systems for renewable energy. But how promising is this technology?
Companies are scaling up proton exchange membrane electrolyser production, but the technology needs to grow much faster, and become less expensive, to meet ambitious climate goals.