The 2020s will be the “decade of hydrogen” as production costs tumble, experts say, providing a credible alternative to electric batteries to power transport. The cost of so-called “green hydrogen”, which is made from water, will fall almost two-thirds by 2040, according to research by energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. This […]
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Race to fuel green vehicles ignites as batteries and hydrogen collide
“Other than the sites we are already working from or have earmarked, we know we will need to build at least two more factories,” says Jesper Wigardt, Northvolt’s vice-president. It remains to be seen whether one of these two sites will be in the UK. “Northvolt’s ambition is to take […]
The hydrogen revolution is marvellous chance for Britain, if it does not throw away the prize
The UK has another advantage. Hydrogen is expensive to store. The cheapest option is to use salt caverns and this island is peppered with sites. Teesside already has three caverns in use. “We have natural geological deposits of salt down the East coast of England and in Cheshire, enough to […]