Government pledges £200m for Peterhead Acorn CCS
Following spending review commitment to CCS, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband announced next stage for St Fergus gas plant in Aberdeenshire.
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Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland reportedly set to secure funding
BBC reports the Chancellor will announce funding for Scottish Cluster and Acorn Project in this week's comprehensive spending review.
UK falling behind Norway and US on carbon capture amid Acorn delays, Storegga chief says
Storegga has "dramatically" slowed down spending in the UK amid delays to funding for the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Scotland.
Speyside residents raise concerns over Storegga green hydrogen plans
Storegga's Speyside hydrogen project could create 100 new jobs and is being supported from a £3.1m grant from the Scottish Government
Storegga applies to build Speyside green hydrogen hub
Low-carbon solutions developer Storegga has submitted a planning application for a green hydrogen facility aimed at helping to decarbonise local distilleries.
Scottish green hydrogen projects among three to sign government contracts
Two Scottish green hydrogen projects are among the first of three to sign contracts with the UK government under the first hydrogen allocation round (HAR1).
Hydrogen hopes still high despite hurdles and funding delays
Nine months after the UK government allocated £2 billion to green hydrogen projects, industry has raised concerns about delays and regulatory hurdles putting the bids that succeeded in winning funding projects at risk.
£3.1m green hydrogen boost for whisky industry in Speyside
The Scottish Government funding will support the development of a green hydrogen hub in Moray.
Scottish government grants £2m to Acorn CCS pipeline project
The Scottish government has announced £2 million in funding for the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) project centred on the St Fergus gas terminal.
Scottish Cluster forecast to add £17.7bn to UK economy by 2050
A plan to use carbon capture technology to create a Scottish net zero industrial cluster could bring an estimated £17.7 billion in economic benefit to the UK economy by 2050.
Storegga names former ExxonMobil UK director as new CEO
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) firm Storegga has named Tim Stedman as its new CEO.
Storegga: ‘No impact’ to Acorn CCS from Grangemouth refinery closure
Storegga hopes to take a key investment decision on the Scottish carbon capture scheme in 2025
Bridges and Bottlenecks 04: Hydrogen and CCUS
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UAE state-owned oil firm ADNOC invests in UK carbon capture firm Storegga
Carbon capture firm Storegga is a partner in the Acorn and Trudvang CCS projects
Nic Braley appointed to lead Acorn CCS project team
The firms behind the Acorn carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen joint venture have announced Nic Braley to lead its project team.
Row as CCUS given zero funding in Scottish budget
The Scottish Government has not allocated any Budget funding to carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), blaming ongoing questions over the timing of Westminster support.
UK can do better at CCUS, event hears
No CO2 has been sequestered, no FID has been taken and no commercial scale projects are in operation. At the event, speakers set out their hopes for projects to reach FID by this time in 2024.
Bank of England governor visits Peterhead for Acorn CCS brief
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has visited Peterhead port for a brief on the carbon capture and storage ambitions of the north-east of Scotland.
Major expansion for Acorn CCS in Aberdeenshire with new carbon storage licences
The Acorn CCS project in Aberdeenshire is to expand after being awarded fresh carbon storage licences in the North Sea.
‘This is where the real work starts’: Storegga looks to next steps following Acorn Track 2 award
“This green light means we know that we can just get on with it now.”
‘Defining milestone’: Acorn CCS partners hail Track 2 funding
The project partners of the Acorn CCS development, selected today for Track 2 of the UK Government’s £1bn funding competition, have hailed it as a “defining milestone”.
Acorn CCS developer Storegga doubles down on ’significant investment’
Aberdeen-based Storegga doubled down on spending during 2022 as its costs and investments surged.
Carbon removal tech added to market in new UK ETS reforms
New reforms proposed for the UK’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) would see carbon-removing technologies added to the market, in a move aimed at boosting investment in the sector.
Hydrogen: Nine projects to watch out for in north-east Scotland
North and north-east Scotland aim to be at the centre of the emerging hydrogen economy – but where will all those low-carbon energy supplies come from?
Acorn backers ‘ready to step up’ following Track 2 CCUS announcement
Backers of the Scottish Cluster and the north-east’s Acorn carbon capture project welcomed news that the scheme is a frontrunner for the government’s Track 2 funding process.