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Solar superior to nuclear for powering Mars mission

Envirotec Magazine

The main source of power for some NASA Mars rovers comes from a multipanel solar array. Specifically, they quantified the requirements of a nuclear-powered system against different photovoltaic and even photoelectrochemical devices. The winner: a photovoltaic array that uses compressed hydrogen for energy storage.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. ☢️ US nuclear power saw mixed results.    ⚡ Solhyd , a Leuven, Belgium-based hydrogen production from solar energy developer, raised €6M ( $7M) in Seed funding.   Nuclear makes a resurgence.