Hydrogen not a short-term option for Huntly - Genesis

Hydrogen not a short-term option for Huntly - Genesis
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans Dec. 13 (BusinessDesk) - Hydrogen may be the ideal fuel to provide dry-winter power supplies but it may not be economic before 2030, MPs heard today. Genesis Energy plans to stop using coal at its dual-fuel Huntly plant in all but emergency situations by 2025, and altogether by 2030. Chief executive Marc England said the firm’s Huntly coal stockpile is currently the only means the country has of meeting a potential 3,000 gigawatt-hour generation shortfall each winter if hydro lakes are low. Hydrogen is a potential rep...