Category: Hydrogen

Plans have been unveiled to create a green hydrogen hub on the island of Flotta in Orkney, powered by offshore wind projects. On 12 October, the Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) consortium – formed by the Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and Renewable Infrastructure Development Group – announced that it is studying the use of offshore […]

Solar hydrogen is set to be less expensive than hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS), according to a report. Published in the journal, Solar RRL, the study led by the European Technology and Innovation Platform for Photovoltaics outlined how considering the cost of solar hydrogen – €31-81/MWh (€1-2.7/kg) – it […]

Following the announcement that bp is aiming for 1GW of blue hydrogen production in the Tees Valley by 2030, a second project, targeting the same level, has been launched. On 7 October, Kellas Midstream announced the development of H2NorthEast, a strategic initiative that will see a 1GW facility built, producing low carbon, blue hydrogen. This […]

Over the coming years, government is set to explore the potential to use hydrogen for heating in buildings, before making a final decision in 2026, it has announced. On 19 October, it published its Heat and Buildings Strategy, outlining how it plans to incentivise people to install low carbon heating systems in a way that […]

The government has unveiled its landmark Net Zero Strategy, where cleaner fuels, such as hydrogen, have been highlighted as essential to successfully delivering the 2050 target. Published on 19 October, the government pledged that with the UK already having cut greenhouse gas emissions by 44% since 1990, the economy-wide strategy is its long-term plan to […]

Costain is set to oversee the development and front end engineering design (FEED) study for a first of a kind hydrogen storage facility for the HyNet project. On 8 October, Costain detailed how the facility would be developed in the southern part of Holford Brinefield in Cheshire, storing up to 1.3TWh of hydrogen underground in […]

ULEMCo has joined forces with Teesside International Airport, RAF Leeming and Newcastle University in a collaboration that will see hydrogen fuel adopted by airport ground support vehicles. On 6 October, ULEMCo detailed how through Project ZeHyDA (Zero emission Hydrogen Demonstration for Airport applications), a base aircraft tow tug vehicle will be converted to an electric […]

Future winter energy supply crunches can be avoided through renewable hydrogen from British wind farms and stored in disused oil and gas fields, according to research. On 12 October, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) published A System For All Seasons, which – through analysing Britain’s electricity generation and consumption trends – found that wind and […]

Octopus Hydrogen, Innova Renewables and Novus have joined forces to build green hydrogen production facilities alongside solar, wind and battery projects. Announced on 5 October, the partnership will see Octopus Hydrogen design, build and operate hydrogen production at several of Innova’s renewable generation sites across the UK, with electrolysers – ranging between 2 and 20MW […]

With investors having the capital and manufacturers having the technologies, the time is now for “decisive action” to catalyse hydrogen investment, according to a report. In late September, Arup, in collaboration with the Global Infrastructure Investor Association (GIIA), launched a report into how greater investment can be enabled in the hydrogen sector. It drew on […]