A project to bring solar and wind energy from a 10.5-GW project in Morocco to the UK will feature what is likely the world’s longest subsea, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables. The importation of renewable energy also could provide the UK with another avenue for production of alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, to help decarbonize industry, a major focus of the country’s climate strategy announced last year that looked at offshore wind as a driver of a hydrogen energy economy.
The Morocco project has piqued the interest of renewable energy advocates and those who envision it as a model for intercontinental clean energy projects that could serve multiple purposes. In the case of the UK, it also could be part of the country’s recent push to reduce reliance on energy imports from Russia, after that country’s invasion of Ukraine moved many nations to reduce or…
Morocco Project Could Support UK’s Renewable Goals, Hydrogen Economy
