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# A Bright Future for Energy Engineering

 by [**Career Guide**](https://blog.asme.org/asme-career-guide/author/career-guide) on Jan 12, 2023 4:32:46 PM

Three often unheralded energy technologies are emerging as potential solutions to the global challenge of decarbonization and bringing with them opportunities for mechanical engineers. 

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The world needs mechanical engineers. Thousands of them, in fact, partly because three energy technologies—hydrogen production, small modular nuclear reactors, and carbon capture—are emerging as potential solutions to the global challenge of decarbonization. 

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