Aston University part of £800,000 project to create clean hydrogen from waste steam
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An Aston University researcher is part of a UK-wide project to create low-carbon energy from waste steam produced by nuclear energy plants.
The project has been awarded a total of £800,000 in funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to advance next-generation hydrogen production technology.
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