article_snippet.sent: We can make electricity out of sunlight and wind, low carbon renewable sources, but we can’t store it very well,’ Dr Hintermair continued.
article_snippet.sent: Solar power is thought to be able to provide up to four per cent of the UK's electricity by the end of the decade.
article_snippet.sent: However, while the price of photovoltaic technology has dramatically decreased in recent years as demand has risen, solar energy is problematic as solar energy is intermittent, meaning electricity is only created when solar energy is light.
article_snippet.sent: Solar power is thought to be able to provide up to four per cent of the UK's electricity by the end of the decade (Wymeswold Solar Farm in Leicestershire, UK shown), but storing it is difficult.