Category: Hydrogen

The government has revealed that 28 projects spread across the UK have been awarded funding through its Low Carbon Hydrogen Supply 2 (HySupply2) competition. On 19 May, BEIS announced the winners, which will benefit from a share of £60mn in funding. This backing will support research and innovation in the supply of producing and transporting […]

Using ammonia as a hydrogen carrier has the potential to boost its rollout in the UK as a low carbon fuel, according to the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA). On 12 May, the NWHA published a report, where it outlined how the North West can build on its plans for local low carbon hydrogen production […]

A consortium have successfully demonstrated an offshore hydrogen transfer system. Jebb Smith, Logan Energy and Cenex explored developing an efficient and safe Hydrogen Offshore Transfer System (HOTS), with their project seeing existing onshore hydrogen refuelling technology adapted for the offshore environment. The consortium conducted a detailed review into the technical and economic feasibility of transferring […]

The government has been told to outline a detailed green hydrogen roadmap to deliver its 5GW target for 2030. On 5 May, RenewableUK published Green Hydrogen: Optimising Net Zero, a report mapping out a series of policy recommendations to drive government to its target of 10GW of low carbon hydrogen by 2030. This includes at […]

Cadent and Northern Gas Networks (NGN) are set to progress plans for a UK hydrogen village, after being shortlisted by Ofgem. On 6 May, Ofgem announced that it will fund two detailed design studies under the RIIO-GD2 Net Zero Pre-Construction and Small Projects (NZASP) re-opener. Having received applications from gas distribution network companies in December […]

Hydrogen fuel in conjunction with battery energy storage can provide for zero emission fire engines, according to research. On 11 May, ULEMCo revealed that zero emission battery electric fire tenders, in combination with hydrogen fuel cells and a minimum of 8kg of onboard hydrogen fuel storage, will meet current requirements for flexibility, emergency response and […]

Hydrogen Europe has set out the additional actions needed to deliver the EU Hydrogen Accelerator in a discussion paper. Back in March, the European Commission proposed REPowerEU – a plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels “well before” 2030, as a response to is invasion of Ukraine. These efforts include a proposed Hydrogen […]

ScottishPower and Storegga have joined forces to develop, build and operate green hydrogen production plants across Scotland. Announced on 5 May, the partnership will have the potential to transform industry and transportation in the Highland region, with the first project in the pipeline the Cromarty Hydrogen project, north of Inverness. This will be designed to […]

The European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative has unveiled an updated, extended, accelerated vision in light of the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan and developments in the hydrogen market. Published in early April, the vision includes 31 energy infrastructure companies, spanning 28 countries which, by 2030, could see five pan-European hydrogen supply and import corridors emerge, connecting […]

Research is now underway in Teesside that will collect key evidence about the suitability of the existing gas network to transport hydrogen as part of the H21 project. On 22 April, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) announced that its study, using a network of existing natural gas mains to carry out standard operational procedures under 100% […]