UK’s largest fishing port looks to carbon capture for its next big catch
Fishing has been the lifeblood of Peterhead for 400 years and that’s not about to change any time soon.
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SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa unveil plans for Highlands green hydrogen facility
SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa have unveiled plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen in the Highlands.
‘Fairly underwhelming’ – Sunak criticised for not pulling CCS or hydrogen ‘rabbit out of the hat’
Rishi Sunak has been criticised for failing to announce specific backing for key transition technologies during his Spring Statement.
‘Today is a milestone’ – BP and Aberdeen City Council form joint venture to develop green hydrogen hub
Energy giant BP is to form a joint venture partnership with Aberdeen City Council (ACC) in order to deliver a major low carbon project.
H2 Green plans green hydrogen network across Highlands
H2 Green has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Highland Council, aimed at creating a network of green hydrogen hubs across the region.
Bigger Faster Better #2: The future of hydrogen in the UK and UAE
The second episode of Bigger Faster Better explores the future of hydrogen and compares how this crucial low-carbon technology is developing in the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
HyNet, East Coast forge forwards in race to capture carbon
Industrial clusters are critical to shifting to low carbon energy to continue operating in the UK.
H2 Green appoints director to oversee hydrogen hubs at Inverness and Shoreham
A Scottish firm has appointed an engineering director to lead its efforts to build hydrogen hubs at Inverness and Shoreham.
Matheson: Surging gas prices brings Scottish offshore wind imperative
Surging gas prices throws into “sharp relief” the need to ramp up Scottish offshore wind and hydrogen, the energy minister will say later.
BP and Ineos veteran joins board of vehicle developer First Hydrogen
Hydrogen vehicle developer First Hydrogen has appointed a former BP (LON: BP) veteran to its board.
Aker Solutions to create 200 UK jobs in renewables push
Aker Solutions will create 200 UK jobs this year as part of a drive into renewables and low carbon oil and gas projects.
BP gets the green light for £215m Aberdeen hydrogen hub
Energy giant BP has won approval to become a joint venture partner of Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to build Scotland’s first “scalable” green hydrogen production plant.
Masdar considers ScotWind opportunities and beyond
Masdar did not win a piece of the ScotWind action this week, but the company is keenly interested in further offshore wind opportunities in the UK.
Equinor enters UK hydrogen project into cluster contest, signs deals with Ineos, Centrica and others
Equinor has formally entered its flagship hydrogen project into the second phase of a key UK Government funding competition.
Government launches £5m hydrogen from biomass funding
The hydrogen BECCS innovation programme will support the development of innovative new technologies aimed at generating hydrogen from biomass and waste.
Charting a course for hydrogen-powered ferries to the Northern Isles
How close are Scotland’s ferries to running off hydrogen? Peter Ranscombe sets sail to find out.
Shell strikes UK hydrogen deal with QatarEnergy
Shell has signed an agreement to work on blue and green hydrogen in the UK with QatarEnergy.
UK Hydrogen Strategy – what certainty?
This is what Energy & Climate Change Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan had to say about the recent hydrogen strategy:
UK Gov favours variable premium price model to support blue and green hydrogen
On 17 August 2021, the United Kingdom Government Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched its hydrogen strategy – a plan for a world-leading hydrogen economy set to support over 9,000 UK jobs and unlock £4 billion investment by 2030.
Floating wind Salamander aims to provide stepping stone for green hydrogen Dolphyn off north-east coast
Energy firms behind ambitious plans to develop floating wind and green hydrogen projects off the north-east coast will work together to see if their schemes are an ideal match.
Hydrogen goes nuclear as UK reactor pivots toward renewables
The $28 billion Sizewell C nuclear station is touted as an anchor for Britain reaching net-zero emissions, yet its reactors will compete with wind farms over the North Sea horizon. On gusty days, where will the plant’s excess power go? Toward making hydrogen.
px Group and Cerulean eye green hydrogen partnership
Industrial facilities operator px Group has agreed to join forces with Cerulean Winds for the development of three onshore green hydrogen production sites in the UK.
Sewage sludge to hydrogen fuel facility plans for Scotland
An Anglo-Californian partnership has announced plans to roll out as many as 40 waste-to-hydrogen refueling stations in the UK, starting in Scotland.
Is hydrogen the future for Scotland?
Hydrogen is a trending topic in any discussion of the energy transition. Blue hydrogen (from methane) is viewed as a potential transition fuel as we move to a low carbon economy. The OGA strategy which came into force in February requires licensees to ensure that technologies are deployed to enable hydrogen supply projects to be developed. But what would hydrogen be used for and is there a market for it?
Making a comparative case for electrification over hydrogen
The energy sector is awash with the benefits of hydrogen for domestic heating. It’s the most common element in Universe, it burns to water, it can be swapped out for natural gas – it is a wonder fuel.