Today’s Solutions: December 17, 2025

When it comes to the sparkling green hydrogen economy of the future, the U.S. isn’t letting any grass grow under its feet. The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory now plans to lead a collaborative effort to accelerate the development of renewable hydrogen. A total of six national laboratories, dubbed the HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium, will work together on faster, cheaper and more efficient ways to recover hydrogen from water. The end goal is…

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