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One common feature of most of the so-called alternative energy sources is that they will produce an increased emphasis on electricity as the principal energy carrier to the user. This creates a number of problems associated with the distribution of fuel to moving equipment at remote areas, and with the storage of energy; at the moment the only available technique for large scale storage of electricity is through pumped hydroelectric schemes.
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© 1981 ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg
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McMullan, J.T., Strub, A.S. (1981). Production and Use of Hydrogen. In: Achievements of The European Community First Energy R & D Programme. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8317-5_3
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