Prolonged periods with little wind and no sun are a challenge for wind and solar power
Some 75 kilometres off the coast of Germany, the 50 foundations of the Baltic Eagle wind farm are among the latest signs of Europe’s push for green energy. Installed last year, the platforms — which have just received their first turbine — are part of a joint venture between Iberdrola, the Madrid-listed energy giant, and Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy company. The 476-megawatt project should be capable of supplying up to 475,000 homes, marking one small step towards Europe’s clean energy goals.
In addition, low carbon hydrogen is likely to be in stronger demand from industries with few other ways to cut their emissions, such as fertiliser manufacture or steelmaking. “Once the hydrogen is made, it’s a very valuable molecule to have made, and can be used to decarbonise the most difficult to decarbonise areas first,” explains Caroline Still, project leader at Aurora Energy Research in the UK.
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