The impact of large-scale energy storage requirements on the choice between electricity and hydrogen as the major energy carrier in a non-fossil renewables-only scenario

The need for large-scale storage, when the energy source is subject to periods of low-energy generation, as it would be in a direct solar or wind energy system, could be the factor which justifies the choice of hydrogen, rather than electricity, as the principal energy carrier. It could also be the...

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Published inEnergy policy Vol. 34; no. 18; pp. 3374 - 3376
Main Author Converse, Alvin O.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2006
Elsevier
Elsevier Science Ltd
SeriesEnergy Policy
Subjects
Applied sciences
Economic data
Energy
Energy economics
Energy policy
Energy shortages
Environmental economics
Exact sciences and technology
General, economic and professional studies
Hydrogen
Renewable energy sources
Storage
Studies
Sustainability
Hydrogen
Sustainability
Storage
Choice
Electricity
Energy economy
Large scale
Energy storage
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Summary:The need for large-scale storage, when the energy source is subject to periods of low-energy generation, as it would be in a direct solar or wind energy system, could be the factor which justifies the choice of hydrogen, rather than electricity, as the principal energy carrier. It could also be the ‘Achilles heel’ of a solar-based sustainable energy system, tipping the choice to a nuclear breeder system.
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ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.08.001