First Hydrogen appoints chief financial officer
First Hydrogen has appointed its first chief financial officer, signifying further growth for the automotive and energy company.
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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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ITM wins backing to develop 5 MW ‘Gigastack’ hydrogen platform
ITM Power has secured a £9.3m government award to accelerate the commercial deployment and manufacture of its five megawatt (MW) ‘Gigastack’ platform for producing green hydrogen.
BEIS backs Vattenfall’s ‘world-first’ plan for hydrogen-producing wind turbine off Aberdeen
Vattenfall has been awarded £9.3 million in UK government funding to add green hydrogen production facilities to a turbine at the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF).
ScottishPower and Storegga to ‘transform the Highlands’ with green hydrogen
ScottishPower and Storegga, the firm behind the Acorn carbon capture project, have announced a green hydrogen partnership to “transform” industry in the Highlands.
Cost and competitiveness key for hydrogen roll out
Money and ambition will be key to rolling out hydrogen as a means to tackle the decarbonisation challenge, Costain's Dave Richardson tells Ed Reed.
Ineos trialling hydrogen transport through 18-mile Scottish pipeline
Ineos has started a trial to transport hydrogen into the gas grid via a decommissioned pipeline in Scotland.
BP announces £18 billion investment for UK with North Sea at its heart
BP has announced plans to invest £18 billion in the UK energy system by 2030, with the North Sea at its heart, days after calls were once again raised for an oil and gas windfall tax.
Kellas Midstream to invest three-quarters of a billion pounds in major blue hydrogen project
It is full steam ahead for Aberdeen-headquartered Kellas Midstream as it plans to push on with a £750 million investment for a major blue hydrogen project.
North Sea operators confirm future for Flotta into 2030s and beyond
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) and CNOOC have confirmed plans to continue exporting oil to the Flotta Terminal for years to come.
Shell and Uniper agree to progress blue hydrogen production facility in UK
Shell (LON: SHEL) has penned a co-operation agreement with Uniper (ETR: UN01) to progress plans for low-carbon hydrogen production in the UK.
UK energy strategy to ‘breathe new life’ into North Sea and Net Zero
A commitment to North Sea oil and gas while ramping up nuclear, hydrogen and offshore wind, is at the heart of a new UK strategy to protect consumers from future surges in energy bills.