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Energy crisis: UK in hydrogen breakthrough thanks to new £26m deal with Japan | Science | News

The local council of Bridgend in Wales has signed a memorandum of understanding with Marubeni, a Japanese green energy specialist company. The agreement sets out proposals to develop a new 5MW-class green hydrogen initiative after the company decided to pick Wales as the preferred UK location for a green hydrogen demonstrator project. This initiative aims to create a green hydrogen energy plant that is capable of generating and balancing the supply and storage of low-cost green energy.Hydrogen has also been proposed as a fuel for heavy-duty, long-distance transportation — as well as a way to store electricity produced by intermittent renewable energy sources like solar and wind power.Through this deal, the Welsh Government hopes that the project would generate clean fuel for fleet vehicles ranging from council gritters to recycling and refuse collection lorries.The company is also…

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