Hydrogen and wind: Allies for sustainable energy
Deutsche Welle | Irene Baños Ruiz | 15.6.16
Integrating hydrogen technologies and wind power could lead the way toward 100 percent renewable energy. But the path is under construction - and still requires a lot of hard work.
At wind farm close to Zaragoza – famously Spain's own windy city – the blades of giant turbines spin relentlessly. Their imposing figures towering above the landscape would have had Don Quixote shaking in his boots.
In Europe, Spain is second only to Germany in terms of installed wind power capacity. But as the supply of clean energy grows, making the best use of it remains a challenge.
Because electricity from wind and other renewable sources fluctuates with the weather – unlike the steady supply from burning fossil fuels – sudden storms can overload the grid, while at other times there might not be enough power to meet demand...snip
Germany plans to have 1,000 hydrogen filling stations and 1,800,000 fuel cell vehicles in operation by 2030. Klietz at BMW sees big things for hydrogen in the future of the German energy system.
..."It is difficult to think of a higher penetration of renewable energy - the 80 or 90 percent that should be a reality before 2050 - without energy storage systems," Jesús Simón, head of technical department at the Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon (FHa) told DW...snip
Read More: http://www.dw.com/en/hydrogen-and-wind-allies-for-sustainable-energy/a-19330382
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