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The lightest element has carried a heavy burden for half a century. Expectations for the hydrogen economy, first proposed in the 1970s, have been high. But hydrogen as a renewable, low-carbon fuel for vehicles, heating, and energy storage has remained evasive, held back by high costs, low efficiency, and a lack of infrastructure and storage technologies.
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Patel, P., Ayers, K. Electrolysis for hydrogen production. MRS Bulletin 44, 684–685 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2019.210
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2019.210