Category: Hydrogen

Derby has set out its ambition to become the UK’s centre of excellence for future fuel technologies. On 21 October, Derby City Council announced the city is assembling a partnership of leading companies and academics to drive forward its plans, which would see the city’s advanced manufacturing expertise used to transform the way low carbon […]

Details of a feasibility study contributing to ongoing assessments that look at use of existing UK gas transmission and distribution networks to transport hydrogen has been released. On 20 October, Costain said the study marked the first in a programme of work to evaluate, develop and demonstrate the concept of hydrogen “deblending” where proven oil […]

Green jobs should be placed at the heart of the UK’s recovery from Covid-19, according to a report published by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). On 19 October, it published a paper, Jobs for a Strong and Sustainable Recovery from Covid-19, where it explained that any economic recovery from the pandemic […]

North Norfolk District Council (NNDC) has announced that it will help to fund a feasibility study into extending use of the Bacton Gas Terminal. It announced its support for the study on 15 October, which will look to explore the possibility of extending the use of the Bacton Gas Terminal beyond its current expected life […]

PV3 Technologies has received funding to begin work on a “groundbreaking” green hydrogen project for Cornwall, according to H2 View. On 16 October, H2 View reported that AeroSpace Cornwall, which is the European Regional Development Fund and Cornwall Council-funded programme promoting research, development and innovation, has awarded £72,602 to PV3 to support research and development […]

Hydrogen East hosted its first quarterly stakeholder update event on 20 October which saw more than 110 registrations. The event gave an update on Hydrogen East’s progress since its launch event in July 2020, covering its three main workstreams. Initial opening remarks were made by Nigel Cornwall in respect of ‘a busy three months’ for […]

The downstream oil sector can reinvent itself and be critical in the future supply of new energy carriers and technologies, such as hydrogen, a report has said. On 19 October, the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA) published a report, Transition, Transformation and Innovation, in which it set out the opportunity the downstream sector has to […]

Reaching net zero emissions will call for governments, energy companies, investors and citizens to come together and make unprecedented contributions, a report has said. On 12 October, the International Energy Agency (IEA) published its World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2020, stressing the need for a “surge in well-designed energy policies” to put the world on track […]

An integrated approach to offshore wind could save consumers £6bn and substantially reduce the amount of cables that have to be laid, National Grid ESO has found. The report, published in late September, falls under both the government’s wider offshore transmission network review which was launched this summer and National Grid’s own Offshore Coordination project. […]

Due to its various applications, hydrogen is “critical” to the UK reaching its 2050 net zero target, the Hydrogen Taskforce has told government. In evidence submitted to the BEIS Committee’s inquiry into post-pandemic economic growth, it highlighted how other nations are already prioritising hydrogen in their recovery plans. Germany, it noted, has committed €9bn for […]