NSTA to become hydrogen regulator
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is to become the regulator for the UK’s offshore hydrogen storage and transport.
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Plans underway for £2.7bn Scotland hydrogen pipeline to EU
Scottish Government plans could see the country supply 10% of EU hydrogen demand and create 700 jobs.
An ‘important milestone’: 17 hydrogen projects onto next stage of UK Gov subsidy scheme
We also take a deeper dive into the Scottish hydrogen projects that have made the cut.
UK fund proposed to respond to US Inflation Reduction Act
The UK will fall further behind the US on green technologies without a national investment fund to help turn start-ups into the companies of tomorrow, a leading think-tank has warned.
Ex-Areg CEO David Rodger joins Statera Energy
David Rodger, the former head of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has joined renewable energy firm Statera Energy.
Orsted shelves Gigastack UK hydrogen project at world’s largest wind farm
Meanwhile, the location of a ‘world first’ floating wind hydrogen demonstrator project off Aberdeen may also be in doubt.
Scot Gov minister ‘doesn’t share’ Greens hostility to BP role in Aberdeen hydrogen hub
A top Scottish Government figure has backed energy giant BP’s (LON: BP) involvement in a project to develop a hydrogen hub in Aberdeen.
Customers sought for UK’s first off-grid green hydrogen project
One of the UK’s first commercial green hydrogen projects is seeking buyers for hydrogen supplies beginning in 2025.
Hydrogen is too expensive for the European companies that want to use it
For all the hype surrounding the emissions-free energy source, European manufacturers both large and small are reluctant to buy into hydrogen
Aberdeen’s Hydrasun to unveil hydrogen skills courses in coming months
North-east firm Hydrasun is putting the final touches on its eagerly-awaited hydrogen training courses, ahead of putting them to market this year.
Residents call for vote after hydrogen village trial scrapped
Residents of a Yorkshire town have called for an independent vote on hydrogen heating trials after proposals for the alternative location were called off.
Carlton Power signs partnership to drive Stirling green hydrogen hub
Local manufacturer Superglass will work with the infrastructure developer to evaluate technical and supply elements in support of a proposed green hydrogen facility in Stirling.
Wood, Centrica, Equinor team up for low carbon hydrogen with view to storing gas in Rough field
A triumvirate of energy firms have teamed up to advance the rollout of low-carbon hydrogen production and storage in the east of England.
BP Hydrogen Hub: Planning docs set out proposed Aberdeen site
Documents have set out in detail the location and proposals for the solar farm and production facility in the south of Aberdeen.
Creating a hydrogen market from scratch
“Price is price is price. The only way to produce hydrogen very cheaply is if you have baseload power 24/7,” Mussat said.
GMB boss slams SNP over oil and gas “hypocrisy”
“The just transition commission has been running for years. The commission has consumed more buffets at lunch time than they have created jobs. The jobs in the Scottish energy transition are all being done halfway round the world.”
HyNet risks stall on wait for hydrogen business model
The project could face a two and a half year pause, “if we don’t get the business models right”, Manson-Whitton said.
Hydrogen: Nine projects to watch out for in north-east Scotland
North and north-east Scotland aim to be at the centre of the emerging hydrogen economy – but where will all those low-carbon energy supplies come from?
Summit drives forward Bacton hydrogen project after North Sea upstream exit
Following the sale of the bulk of its North Sea assets to Ithaca Energy, Summit has embarked on a new hydrogen-focused joint venture with Progressive Energy.
Green jobs win as Humber earmarked for £180m hydrogen plant
As it stands, the site would be the UK’s largest green hydrogen production facility - with an initial capacity of 100 megawatts - and would create around 1,380 jobs.
Port of Aberdeen to investigate underwater hydrogen storage
Subsea 7 (OSLO: SUBC) has been awarded work to study whether hydrogen can be stored underwater at the Port of Aberdeen.
EnQuest to make Sullom Voe Terminal infrastructure ‘fit for purpose’
The operator of the Sullom Voe Terminal, EnQuest (LON: ENQ), is planning to rework its processing facilities to make the site smaller and reflect “substantially” reduced production rates.
Homemade hydrogen and oxygen may mean greener space flights from Shetland
Energy developer Nova Innovation is leading a consortium to look at the potential of producing green hydrogen and oxygen from its tidal projects in Shetland.
Tech developers open new green hydrogen centre at Heriot-Watt
Hydrogen technology developers Logan Energy and PlusZero have opened a green hydrogen centre at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University.
Kellas partners with RWE on Teesside green hydrogen
Kellas Midstream and generator RWE have announced a partnership that will see the pair evaluate the potential for large-scale green hydrogen production in Teesside.