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Works, works well. the big challenge is actually one of economics. it doesn't compete on cost. they have to be massive national projects — firstly have to be done at scale, you can't do a small nuclear plant, it's gotta be a large one, they're big long—term projects and they don't compete on cost. the cost of electricity from nuclear is the only technology that keeps going up, so the plants are getting safer and safer, but with that, the cost is actually increasing, so it will cost a lot. then you can ask the question, well, even though it costs a lot, do you still need it? because we can ...

The cost of electricity from nuclear is the only technology that keeps going up, so the plants are getting safer and safer, but with that, the cost is actually increasing, so it will cost a lot. then you can ask the question, well, even though it costs a lot, do you still need it? because we can do it. another challenge with nuclear is it produces constant power very well so doesn't actually do so well at offsetting peaks and troughs of solar and wind. so, my slightly biased opinion is we need to generate most of our power from solar and wind — certainly hydro where it's in existence — and...

If they can fill the gap for winter power, for instance, in the uk where we use the stored hydrogen, you use that as a power source. so it's traditional power stations but using green hydrogen as the power source. thank you. i'm going to look for another question in the room here at the v&a. hi, my name is shivika from imperial college. i just want to know about the future regarding the airborne wind turbines. what do you think that in the near term there is a future for airborne because google investing in airborne wind turbine system, we've seen one — first wind turbine system in germany. ...

They have to be massive national projects — firstly have to be done at scale, you can't do a small nuclear plant, it's gotta be a large one, they're big long—term projects and they don't compete on cost. the cost of electricity from nuclear is the only technology that keeps going up, so the plants are getting safer and safer, but with that, the cost is actually increasing, so it will cost a lot. then you can ask the question, well, even though it costs a lot, do you still need it? because we can do it. another challenge with nuclear is it produces constant power very well so doesn't actual...

Where it's in existence — and then use production of hydrogen or fuels and power gas—fired turbines if we need them. if they can fill the gap for winter power, for instance, in the uk where we use the stored hydrogen, use that as a power source. so it's traditional power stations, but using green hydrogen as the power source. thank you. i'm going to look for another question in the room here at the v&a. hi, my name is shivika from imperial college. i just want to know about the future regarding the airborne wind turbines. what do you think that in the near term there is a future for airbor...