‘Versatile’ energy source tipped to be lifeline to swerve blackouts during ‘windless’ days

While cheap and quick to build, renewable sources like wind and solar energy are intermittent, meaning that their production could plummet if the weather conditions are not favourable.

To solve this issue, the UK is building more energy storage sites like batteries, and hydroelectric storage, to shore up on electricity supplies when generation is extremely high and use it when there is much higher demand than being produced.

According to Mei Chia, Senior Business Lead in Carbon Capture at Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions, hydrogen, which is increasing in popularity of the past year, could be part of that solution.

Hydrogen has been described as a future alternative to natural gas, which can be produced without emitting any greenhouse gases by splitting water in a process called electrolysis.

Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1742228/energy-lifeline-hydrogen-versatile-source-swerve-blackouts-windless-days