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It is a strategy rooted in cross-cutting research and engineering to enable industry stakeholders, communities, government agencies, and early adopters to meet their climate goals. New technologies, fuels, and business models are on the horizon, forcing a reevaluation of “normal.”. The US population continues to grow and age.
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It operates at high temperatures—above the temperature for spontaneous reaction from any fuel—to enable combustion without a flame. Low-cost ceramics enable temperatures beyond the limitations of metals to deliver fuel efficiencies of power plants in small-scale distributed power. —IPG CEO Toby Gill.
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