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A "trilemma" persists for U.S. energy: no single source perfectly balances reliability, affordability, and cleanliness, according to the new report’s chapter on energy. Technologies reviewed include iron-air batteries for long-duration storage, green hydrogen, enhanced geothermal energy, and small modular nuclear reactors.

New research provides the first comprehensive accounting of hydrogen sources and sinks. The gas indirectly heats the atmosphere about 37 times faster than carbon dioxide during the first 20 years after release.