Airport owners and operators have been told that they need to start planning for the delivery and storage of hydrogen now to ensure they are ready to fuel hydrogen-powered aircraft by the mid-2030s. On 15 June, Jacobs published research, setting out a roadmap (pictured above) to help airports implement hydrogen fuelling technologies. Aviation itself is […]

Hydrogen is set to play a key part in the government’s policies for delivering Net Zero by 2050. The East of England is taking a central role through a first-of-its-kind hydrogen cluster centred on core electrolyser projects, say hydrogen experts Hydrogen East as they unveil their vision for what it may look like. Norfolk and […]

RWE and SGN are set to supply Scottish towns and rural communities with sustainable hydrogen gas through a new partnership. On 14 June, SGN announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) had been signed between itself and RWE. This will see them investigate the development of electrolysers, powered by RWE’s 10 onshore windfarms in Scotland […]

East Anglia has a “real opportunity to be a major producer, user and exporter of hydrogen”, according to MP for Waveney, Peter Aldous. Aldous was among those speaking at a Westminster Hall debate on the future hydrogen economy, held on 14 June. Opening proceedings, Redcar MP and Chair of the APPG on Hydrogen, Jacob Young, […]

Plans for a plastic-to-hydrogen facility in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland have been given approval. On 8 June, Peel NRE announced that West Dunbartonshire Council had given the green light for a £20mn facility that will turn waste plastic into hydrogen. It will be the second facility of its kind in the UK, following Peel’s Protos […]

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has launched the UK’s first ever carbon storage licensing round. On 14 June, the NSTA announced that 13 areas of potential have been made available through the round. This areas included here are off the coast of Aberdeen, Teesside, Liverpool and Lincolnshire in the Southern North Sea, Central North […]

Cost has been identified as the main barrier to the adoption of clean energy technologies. Over the course of the All Energy Conference in Glasgow in May 2022, the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) carried out an industry survey, before publishing the findings in early June. Wind (35%), green hydrogen (18%) and electrification (13%) were […]

Nuclear enabled hydrogen (NEH) has considerable potential, though decisive and early government action is needed to realise it, the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA) has said. On 7 June, the UK HFCA published a paper, calling for government to use legislation, financial backing and make more nuclear sites available to support NEH’s […]

A world first project is set to bring hydrogen dual-fuel to the construction sector. On 8 June, ULEMCo announced that it is working with Cementation Skanska and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) on a project that will produce and evaluate a dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel piling machine. ZECHER – Zero Carbon Hydrogen Construction Equipment for […]

Renewable energy and green hydrogen can serve as the backbone for a decarbonised and more secure European energy supply, according to Siemens Gamesa. Launching a paper on 7 June, Siemens laid out how clean, affordable and domestically produced renewable energy and green hydrogen will be of “pivotal importance” in guaranteeing Europe’s energy security. With Europe […]