Embrace hydrogen to achieve net zero
Large-scale hydrogen storage can enable the rise of renewables while bringing benefits to local authorities, transport companies and electricity suppliers.
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Report finds hydrogen could be worth up to £18bn to UK economy by 2035
Hydrogen could be worth as much as £18bn to the UK economy by 2035, according to a landmark new report.
Low-carbon solutions to change lives
With the human population fast approaching the 8 billion mark and as the great energy transition gains momentum, so the pressure to find wholly sustainable, high efficiency low-carbon replacements for fossil fuels and to stem rising greenhouse gas levels mounts.
New Petrofac and Storegga partnership goes ‘above and beyond’ collaboration on Acorn project
Energy services firm Petrofac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Storegga Geotechnologies in an effort to drive new clean energy developments.
UKCS activities can deliver 60% of country’s decarbonisation targets
The UK continental shelf (UKCS) has a “significant role” to play in helping governments achieve their net zero targets in the coming decades, a new report said.
Making households net-zero should be the priority, not hydrogen
The EU recently produced a report addressing its strategy for delivering net zero carbon emissions by 2050 - Powering a climate-neutral economy: An EU Strategy for Energy System Integration.
UK Government ‘looking at’ oil and gas sector deal, Michael Gove says
Michael Gove has reiterated the UK Government’s consideration of a north-east oil and gas sector deal and confirmed he is exploring support for the city’s hydrogen project.
UK needs ‘immediate action’ to hit 2050 net-zero target, report says
Immediate action is required for Britain to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to a report by the country's electricity system operator.
PM pledges £350m for projects to cut emissions
Almost £350 million is being made available to help cut emissions from heavy industry, construction and transport, the Prime Minister has announced.
UK Government launches Hydrogen Advisory Council
The UK Government has launched a new Hydrogen Advisory Council as part of efforts to cut emissions.
DNV GL launches hydrogen industry consortium to reduce carbon emissions from manufacturing
DNV GL has launched an international industry consortium in collaboration with Dutch glass production expert company Celsian to develop the technology required for a gradual transition from natural gas to hydrogen as a fuel in energy-intensive industrial production processes.
Logan Energy on course to improve air quality in £1m hydrogen project
Hydrogen tech firm Logan Energy has been selected to deliver a unique green hydrogen production and refuelling unit that turns water into transport fuel; the first of its kind in North West England.
Wood completes work on SGN demo project to deliver hydrogen to Scottish homes
Aberdeen-headquartered energy services firm Wood has completed preliminary engineering design services work for gas distribution operator SGN at its Machrihanish site, on the west coast of Scotland.
Green hydrogen is tomorrow’s oil
The German government has recently adopted a National Hydrogen Strategy as part of its commitment to become both a global leader in the energy transition and a market leader in technologies that support the wider ambition to achieve carbon neutrality.
Neptune joins European clean hydrogen alliance
Neptune Energy has joined the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, supporting the development of the EU’s hydrogen strategy.
Aberdeenshire CCS firm gains ‘financial heft’ with backing from Australian investment giant
Pale Blue Dot Energy (PBD) has gained "financial heft", with backing from an Australian investment giant to help deliver one of the UK’s first major CCS projects.
Air Products signs green ammonia plan in Saudi
Air Products has signed a deal with ACWA Power and Neom on the construction of a green hydrogen-ammonia facility in northwest Saudi Arabia.
Equinor planning ‘at scale’ hydrogen and CCS plant in UK
Equinor has said it is leading a project to develop one of the world’s first “at-scale” hydrogen from natural gas plants, in combination with carbon capture and storage (CCS), in the UK.
We must move quickly to shrink housing stock’s carbon footprint
The media and scientific papers are awash with reports on the transition to net zero energy supply options – hydrogen, CCUS, solar, wind, tide etc.
Germany’s hydrogen ambition begins to take shape
Berlin’s €9 billion support package for hydrogen has given the power-to-gas industry an injection of impetus it sorely needs in order to get projects off the ground.
Union big guns call for UK Chancellor to form hydrogen strategy
The UK’s biggest trade unions have called for UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to formulate a hydrogen power strategy and create a ‘green jobs boom’.
Shell North Sea boss says firms will be ‘rapidly challenged’ by low emissions economics
Shell's North Sea boss has said firms will be “very rapidly” challenged by the economics of reducing emissions, calling for collaboration, government and regulatory support.
Has the hydrogen economy been thought through?
According to the Energy Saving Trust the average pence/kWhr charges for gas and electricity (standard rate) are 4.17 and 16.36 respectively. We either burn natural gas in our households or we burn natural gas to make electricity to use in our households.
Edinburgh firm picked to upgrade Orkney hydrogen plant
Clean energy solutions provider H2Tec will carry out key upgrades to the European Marine Energy Centre's (Emec's) hydrogen production plant in Orkney.
Is hydrogen fixation blinding us to better efficiency and storage options?
Hydrogen is ubiquitous in the energy media with most articles hailing its virtues. When combusted there are no carbon emissions and it can be stored for future use. Both these features are ideal qualities in the transition to net zero.