TotalEnergies is in talks to invest in renewable energy projects developed by Adani Green Energy, people familiar with the matter said, potentially marking the first public deal between the French oil giant and Gautam Adani since a short-seller leveled fraud allegations against the Indian billionaire’s business empire.
TotalEnergies is launching a “massive” green hydrogen tender to reduce the carbon emissions of its six European refineries and two French biofuel plants as pressure mounts on the industry to fight climate change.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) will become majority owner of what’s expected to be the world’s largest hydrogen production and storage facility as the oil giant invests in tech aimed at addressing the intermittency that plagues wind and solar power.
Hydrogen is a losing bet for investors interested in making money in the foreseeable future, according to Barry Norris, the founder and chief investment officer of UK hedge fund Argonaut Capital Partners.
A huge energy transition opportunity awaits, meantime Aberdeen needs to retain its oil and gas skills base.
“Unless Namibia puts together a narrative to win the energy transition war, [the country’s] oil will remain in the ground.”
A leading voice on hydrogen has delivered a grim forecast for one of the government’s flagship support schemes.
Aberdeen University is working on a project where hydrogen could be “banked” in depleted oil and gas reservoirs in the UK North Sea.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) is to become the regulator for the UK’s offshore hydrogen storage and transport.
SLR said there would be a “blend” of renewable energy resources in order to provide power 24 hours a day.
Scottish Government plans could see the country supply 10% of EU hydrogen demand and create 700 jobs.
We also take a deeper dive into the Scottish hydrogen projects that have made the cut.
The UK will fall further behind the US on green technologies without a national investment fund to help turn start-ups into the companies of tomorrow, a leading think-tank has warned.
David Rodger, the former head of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has joined renewable energy firm Statera Energy.
ITM Power (LON: ITM) has announced the release of its new “cutting-edge” 20 megawatt (MW) core electrolysis process module.
Meanwhile, the location of a ‘world first’ floating wind hydrogen demonstrator project off Aberdeen may also be in doubt.
India’s Gautam Adani is prepared to go it alone in spending billions of dollars on developing green hydrogen in India, after TotalEnergies put a plan to partner in the venture on hold.
A team of Rice Uni engineers claim they can successfully turn sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency in a single and apparently durable, cost-effective and scalable device.
The rising cost of energy has made us all think more carefully about how best to heat our homes. That is why there was a significant amount of interest when the Energy Secretary, Grant Shapps, recently announced the UK Government was likely to scrap plans to replace conventional boilers with a hydrogen-based alternative.
Hydrogen and geo-energy group Getech has announced a new technology that allows users to predict the location of natural hydrogen deposits.
A top Scottish Government figure has backed energy giant BP’s (LON: BP) involvement in a project to develop a hydrogen hub in Aberdeen.
One of the UK’s first commercial green hydrogen projects is seeking buyers for hydrogen supplies beginning in 2025.
For all the hype surrounding the emissions-free energy source, European manufacturers both large and small are reluctant to buy into hydrogen
North-east firm Hydrasun is putting the final touches on its eagerly-awaited hydrogen training courses, ahead of putting them to market this year.
Haskel technical sales manager in the region Stewart Anderson welcomed the collaboration on this “ground-breaking project, bringing our extensive high pressure gas experience and expertise in the hydrogen mobility sector to Port Kembla”.