Is Hydrogen the White Knight?
Renewables are great but the sun and never shines at night and the wind does not always blow at a usable strength, so we need energy storage and base load generating capacity. Offshore wind farms are now being built just to create green hydrogen from the sea as an energy storage medium and it is likely to be far more efficient than batteries.
Is Hydrogen the White Night? Its uses should not be stretched into unsuitable areas. It certainly has roles in heavy duty transport where one rapid charge provides fuel for a day’s work. There is still the need for a national infrastructure to the major transport depots. Replacing town gas has many issues, such as the capacity of the mains and hydrogen’s safety in homes. This comment is in line with the Infrastructure Commission report.
Go Nuclear and Go CCS.