Daily Junction.mobi portal<p>None of this will happen by accident. The challenge is no longer generating renewable electricity – it’s storing enough of it to get us through the winter when demand is high. Relying on salt caverns will not give us the capacity we need. The infrastructure decisions that determine whether our depleted North Sea fields are repurposed for hydrogen storage (or decommissioned and lost) are being made now. If Britain wants secure, affordable, clean energy in 2040, the planning has to start today.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/289422/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: https://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p>
<p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/stuart-jones-2717277">Stuart Jones</a>, Professor of Sedimentology & Geoenergy, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/durham-university-867">Durham University</a></em>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/andrew-crossland-712758">Andrew Crossland</a>, Professor in Practice, Department of Engineering, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/durham-university-867">Durham University</a></em>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/chris-groves-2753392">Chris Groves</a>, Professor, Director of Education in the Department of Engineering, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/durham-university-867">Durham University</a></em></span></p>
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