Hydrogen at risk of being the great missed opportunity, report warns
Governments must make “urgent, significant” policy interventions to ensure hydrogen opportunities don’t fade, a report has warned.
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First Hydrogen appoints chief financial officer
First Hydrogen has appointed its first chief financial officer, signifying further growth for the automotive and energy company.
The energy trilemma – the role of CCS and hydrogen
The energy trilemma: mentioned in almost every session at last month’s OEUK Industry Conference held in Aberdeen, the balancing act between security & reliability of supply, affordability and sustainability is clearly at the forefront of industry considerations today.
Brexit ‘slowed down investment’ into UK renewables, report finds
Brexit has “posed challenges” to development of renewables in the UK, according to a new report into the country’s energy transition.
Rough: Centrica applies to reopen UK’s largest gas storage facility
Centrica has submitted an application to reopen Rough, Britain’s largest gas storage facility, as the country seeks solutions to a harsh winter ahead.
AAB: Why hydrogen and why now?
Over a third of the UK’s carbon emissions are generated by the 80 percent of domestic homes currently using natural gas for heating and cooking.
Exclusive: AREG to launch new clean energy conference in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) will launch a new clean energy conference in Aberdeen this year.
Adnoc stacks up hydrogen deals with Japan
Adnoc has strengthened its low-carbon ties with Japan, signing deals on blue hydrogen and ammonia, during a three-day visit.
UK’s first ever CCS round will ‘kickstart next phase’ of industry
The UK’s first ever Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) licensing round is just a week away, mooted by the regulator to “kickstart the next phase of this great industry”.
‘We’re hybridising everything’: Amp Energy and the future of energy storage
As Scotland and the UK look to source ever-greater amounts of energy from renewables like solar and wind, equal efforts must be made across the country’s grid infrastructure to ensure that energy can be moved to where it’s needed most – or, increasingly, stored for later if it can’t.
Talking energy security, Namibian hydrogen eyes European role
Europe needs new sources of energy, particularly zero carbon energy, while Namibia offers abundant solar and wind. Can hydrogen bridge the gap, providing scope for both to prosper on the route to net zero?
SSE Thermal: Investing in low-carbon flexibility
The need to invest in our energy infrastructure has never been clearer.
H2H project marks new beginning for Saltend
Industrial sites and chemicals plants are rarely portrayed as the new clean industries of the future, but many are now at the sharp end of the energy transition.
Blue hydrogen tackles constructive criticism
“This is not a free-for-all of ‘let’s have hydrogen at any cost’,” insists Angela Needle, vice president of trade body Hydrogen UK and strategic director at gas network Cadent.
Hydrogen Blending: From the North Sea to the network and into UK homes
The most popular decarbonisation solutions will be those that require little or no behavioural change and do not cost the earth. Humans are creatures of habit and, perhaps more importantly, comfort.
Bring your weird to work for Kent
The energy transition is coming but conventional work remains at the heart of the energy industry – and will continue to play a major role in Kent’s plans.
Windfall tax risks ‘destabilising £200bn of energy investments’ warns industry chief
A windfall tax, reportedly due to be announced today, risks “destabilising” a planned £200bn of investment in the UK energy system this decade, the industry trade body has warned.
Mauritania sets out strategic path to hydrogen
Mauritania has signed on to support three hydrogen projects, including Chariot’s Nour plan, at a strategic meeting.
Key contracts dished out as Dolphyn green hydrogen project off Aberdeen moves forward
Offshore Design Engineering (ODE) has won front-end engineering design (FEED) work on the Dolphyn green hydrogen project off Aberdeen.
Scholz follows Senegal gas visit with Sasol SAF launch
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attended the launch of a synthetic aeroplane fuel in South Africa today, with his local counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa.
ADNOC makes first UK investment with 25% stake in BP H2Teesside hydrogen project
ADNOC, the UAE’s largest energy firm, has acquired a 25% stake in the BP H2Teesside project.
Aberdeen chamber report: Govt must ‘step-up and back’ energy industry transition as oil and gas demand grows
A business group has renewed demands that government must put support behind low carbon projects in the north east that will "shift the dial" as concerns have been raised that confidence in key low carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) has faltered, a new report has found.
Exclusive: Skills passport to ‘transform’ North Sea oil and gas workforce
Plans have been set out on creation of a “critical” and long-awaited skills passport to help oil and gas workers transition into renewables.
Kent wins hydrogen work at HyNet
Kent has won design work on a blue hydrogen project at HyNet. This is one of the two clusters picked by the UK government for the fast track.
CIP proposes building North Sea ‘hydrogen island’ by 2030
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has unveiled plans to build an artificial island in the Danish North Sea, where it would cluster large-scale green hydrogen facilities powered by offshore wind.