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A Tiny Island Off Singapore May Hold Keys to Energy's Future
- Engie SA building experimental hydrogen energy storage system
- Hydrogen storage systems cost 10 times more than diesel
French Energy Company Experiments With Storing Renewables
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On a small island off the southern coast of Singapore, a French energy company is experimenting with what it hopes will be the future of renewable power storage.
Engie SA is helping build a small, self-contained power grid on Semakau Island to demonstrate the usefulness of hydrogen gas in converting intermittent power from solar panels and wind turbines into stored fuel that can generate electricity days or even months later, when the need is higher.