Retired Oil Fields in the North Sea Could Store Lots of Green Hydrogen
Britain's exhausted North Sea oil and gas fields may have a second act as vast underground hydrogen tanks. New research published in the journal Applied Energy found that depleted fields across the North Sea could hold roughly 3,659 terawatt-hours of hydrogen, enough to cover the country's expected power use for over seven full years by 2040. Tapping that capacity, the researchers found, could allow the country to phase out fossil-gas power plants completely within the same timeframe. The finding addresses a persistent mismatch in Britain's power supply. During calm winter weeks, gas plants still have to fire up because there…
