Use excess wind and solar power to produce hydrogen – report

With more electricity often generated than needed the excess could be utilised to generate the green power source

Green energy would be boosted if excess electricity from wind and solar farms was used to produce hydrogen for use in heating and other parts of the energy system, according to engineers.

Renewables were the UK's second biggest source of electricity in the last three months of 2017, and now provide about a third of the country's power at certain times of day.