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"Mr President, I think it is a good start, but I had a look at one of the earlier leaked versions of the particular proposal, and one section caught my eye: ‘An Energy Union for research and innovation’, and in brackets: ‘needs more work’. And frankly, I think it still needs more work.
There is reference in the document to storage of LNG, which is no doubt important. But there is not a single mention of storage of renewable energy. If we are to be an Energy Union moving ever toward renewable energy, we have to find a way of storing it. Pump-action hydro is one method, but we are going to have to put a significant amount of work into understanding how we can ensure that all the energy we create is either stored or used. Otherwise it is wasted, and that would be a serious challenge in going forward.
I also believe that right now we must prioritise the North Sea Grid. I think that is ready to go: it is shovel ready. If we can make significant progress on that in the coming year, I think we can actually do good. We can ensure that renewables, conventional and unconventional energy, in the UK, in the Netherlands, in Belgium can actually begin to contribute to certainty, and it is that certainty which will allow us to plan and turn our eyes from the east towards the west. If we can do that – and I believe this is a bright beginning – we can make a significant difference. It is a great start, but much more is yet to be done."@en1
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