Hydrogen ‘bank’ could bring storage at scale to UK North Sea
Aberdeen University is working on a project where hydrogen could be “banked” in depleted oil and gas reservoirs in the UK North Sea.
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.
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 manner in which hydrogen is touted as a miracle fuel of the future, you would be forgiven for thinking that it has an immaculate set of credentials, including environmental.
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.
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.
Centrica said it "stands ready" to spend £2bn to create the "largest long duration low-carbon energy storage facility in the world".
The CCS and hydrogen process will require hundreds of millions of pounds of investment and is estimated to create nearly 200 new jobs over coming years.
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Subsea 7 (OSLO: SUBC) has been awarded work to study whether hydrogen can be stored underwater at the Port of Aberdeen.
Wood (LON: WG) is working with gas distribution company SGN to accelerate the rollout of hydrogen transmission infrastructure in the UK.
The Scottish Government has announced £7 million of investment in renewable hydrogen projects to drive “innovation in the production, storage and distribution.”
Eric Lakin, the chief financial officer of Ceres, writes on the global funding environment for hydrogen and clean energy technologies
Scotland’s friends in Europe are now surging ahead with their support for hydrogen and especially green hydrogen.
You only need to have read a little of the media coverage to realise there were some clear key themes to emerge from CERAWeek 2023.
It’s clear that hydrogen produced from renewable energy will play an important role in supporting our transition away from fossil fuels to a low carbon energy system.
A new report is warning that political instability and a lack of government clarity around support could stunt the rollout of hydrogen projects in the UK.
The levelised costs of electricity (LCOE) for utility solar and onshore wind in Asia Pacific were up 16% and 12% respectively since 2020, as equipment, construction costs and interest rates rose in the region. However, China was insulated from the trend.
An Aberdeen-based manufacturing firm is set to create "approximately 20 jobs in the city" following an eight-figure investment in its renewables division.
Replace oil and gas? Anyone connected to the Scottish energy sector knows that the investment in creating those high skill, high value, high wage jobs simply isn’t happening on anything like the scale it needs to, writes Dick Winchester.
In response to its broadening remit, the NSTA recently appointed Andy Brooks as its first director of new ventures.