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'Seriously underestimated' | Vast amounts of hydrogen will be required for back-up power in net-zero system: study

Britain would need caverns containing about 2-3 million tonnes of H2 to keep the lights on during prolonged periods of low wind and sunshine, says Royal Society

Lead author Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Oxford.
Lead author Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith, emeritus professor of physics at the University of Oxford.Photo: John Cairns/University of Oxford
Published 11 September 2023, 11:48Updated 11 September 2023, 11:57
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