An off-grid Hydrogenics hydrogen storage loop facility, including an electrolyser and fuel cells, at Glencore's Raglan mine in northern Quebec, Canada, which converts excess energy from a 3MW wind turbine into hydrogen (and then converts the hydrogen into electricity). Photo: Hydrogenics

Are off-grid green-hydrogen wind/solar farms a good idea?

Renewables projects could be directly connected to banks of electrolysers, rather than the electricity network

24 September 2019 12:03 GMT Updated 24 September 2019 12:03 GMT

By Leigh Collins

This article is part of an in-depth special report on green hydrogen For hydrogen to be green, it needs to be produced using 100% renewable energy via

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Are off-grid green-hydrogen wind/solar farms a good idea?