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Nuclear Is Out, Hydrogen Is In: Where Countries Put Energy R&D Money
Combined government spending on energy research and development is higher than it’s been for 50 years.
An Air Products SmartFuel Hydrogen trailer stands at the UC Irvine Hydrogen Fueling Station, operated by the National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC), in Irvine, California, in 2017.
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Since the International Energy Agency was founded five decades ago, it has compiled data on the government research and development budgets devoted to energy in its 31 member countries. This lets us take a detailed look at how energy-conscious developed countries have prioritized research over time.