Author: Nigel Cornwall

Media release by Hydrogen Energy: 15 September 2021  Today Hydrogen East, supported by sister company Net Zero East is holding a webinar on the Hydrogen Strategy and the implications for the East of England. We have already set out clearly our support for the Government’s twin-track strategy, the targets set out in it, and BEIS’ intention to […]

Happy first birthday to … us! It’s a year to the day since we launched Hydrogen East and coming up to six months since we launched Net Zero East. We continue to make progress on both fronts.  The earlier part of the period was spent getting the idea of the Bacton Energy Hub project socialised, and […]

It is clear that another energy carrier will be required to deliver the 2050 Net Zero emissions target. Hydrogen is increasingly seen as playing a complementary but essential role beyond low-carbon electricity in decarbonising the economy, also supporting a more flexible, resilient, and integrated energy system. Against this background, global commitment to the deployment of […]

The emerging hydrogen economy and Net Zero Momentum is building around hydrogen as a keystone technology for the transition to a Net Zero economy, and over the last 18 months it has been propelled to the forefront of the decarbonisation agenda. To meet the statutory target of Net Zero emissions by 2050, low-carbon electricity generation […]

Hydrogen East welcomes and strongly supports the new commitment in the Prime Minister’s 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution issued on 18 November, including the key role envisaged for hydrogen. Hydrogen East Hydrogen East was formed in summer 2020 to research, analyse and promote pathways for development of a hydrogen economy that connects supply […]

Addressing the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the East of England on 4 November, Hydrogen East director Nigel Cornwall summarised how the region is a frontrunner in contributing to meet the UK’s Net Zero carbon target and highlighted his organisation’s plans for assisting the region in its aim of being the UK’s Clean Growth region. East […]