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Electricity wasted by turning off turbines to avoid overloading the grid should be harnessed to turbocharge green hydrogen production, Policy Exchange argues

Turning off wind turbines during blustery conditions to avoid overloading the power grid is costing the UK £1bn a year, with these costs set to rise to over £3.5bn in the next decade unless action is taken...

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