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We heard an excellent debate last week on the Science and Technology Committee titled Long-duration Energy Storage: Get On With It. Hydrogen storage is certainly the most suitable long-term solution, as it produces no carbon emissions when burnt. The advantage is that hydrogen stocks can be built through electrolysis in times of excess power being produced and hence stop the enormous curtailment payments being made. I understand that, currently, it is not particularly efficient, but as we have always seen, as industry gets involved and plants get built, they become significantly more efficient, and I am sure that this would be the case with hydrogen.