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The global race to produce hydrogen offshore – BBC News
There is much excitement about the prospect of making hydrogen on offshore windfarms. Could it work?
By Chris BaraniukTechnology of Business reporter
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image captionExcess energy from windfarms could be stored as hydrogen
Last year was a record breaker for the UK’s wind power industry.
Wind power generation reached its highest ever level, at 17.2GW on 18 December, while wind power achieved its biggest share of UK energy production, at 60% on 26 August.
Yet occasionally the huge offshore wind farms pump out far more electricity than the country needs – such as during the…
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