Working Paper #20 路
Energy Storage Solutions for the Green Transition
The Complementary Role of Hydrogen and Batteries
Published May 10, 2026 by , , Muibat Lasisi, and
Overview
As power demand grows in BC, batteries and hydrogen offer complementary storage paths: batteries for short-term needs, hydrogen for long-duration and heavy industry. We compare their technical feasibility, emissions, and costs, and examine why stakeholder coordination failures have already stalled several billion-dollar hydrogen projects, before recommending a phased dual-track strategy that prioritizes near-term battery deployment while conditionally scaling up hydrogen as costs fall.
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