The Role of Renewable Energy in National Security

October 16, 2018

Over the past century, access to cheap and reliable electricity has become increasingly essential to the functioning of our economy, the way of life and national security. The United States has long recognized the dangers associated with reliance on foreign energy sources and vulnerable supply chains for both fuel and electricity and has promoted secure, domestic sources of energy.

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ITM Power designs and manufactures Hydrogen Energy Systems for Energy Storage and Clean Fuel production. ITM Power is committed to clean sustainable energy solutions based around water electrolysis. Our principal motivation is to engineer zero-carbon hydrogen energy systems that provide energy security and independence from fossil fuels. ITM's electrolyser and fuel cell technologies have the potential to become the cornerstones of a future hydrogen economy based on 'green' hydrogen. Our hydrogen systems are able to convert renewable energy to a clean fuel, that can be indefinitely stored for use in transport, residential and industrial applications.

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