Hope on the horizon for Grimsby as new Orsted vessel arrives
Orsted’s new service operation vessel (SOV) has arrived in the Port of Grimsby as it prepares for life working on some of the world’s largest wind farms.
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SSE and Equinor designing ‘world-leading’ hydrogen storage facility
SSE and Equinor are developing plans for what would be one of the world’s largest hydrogen storage facilities.
Drax to abandon plans to build large-scale UK gas plant
Drax Group Plc will shelve its plans to build a large-scale gas plant as the utility seeks to exit coal and position itself as a green generator, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
New well ‘suggests’ West Newton is biggest UK onshore discovery since 1973
London-listed Reabold Resources said today that new drilling operations “further suggested” the West Newton field in east Yorkshire is the largest UK onshore oil and gas discovery since the 1970s.
Zero Carbon Humber Partnership submits £75 million bid to advance UK’s first net zero industrial cluster
Twelve leading companies and organisations across the Humber have jointly submitted a bid worth around £75 million to accelerate decarbonisation in the UK’s most carbon intensive industrial region.
Ørsted completes cable pull for Hornsea Two development
Offshore wind developer Ørsted has completed a cable pull on the east coast of England for one of its major developments.
Infrastructure for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm departs Indonesia
More than 10,000 tonnes of steelwork has departed Indonesia bound for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm.
Fracking a stage nearer at Yorkshire site
The start of a controversial fracking operation in North Yorkshire has taken a step closer after a council signed off the last planning permissions for the project, prompting renewed activity from campaigners camped near the site.
Aberdeen’s Balmoral Group invests in plant and jobs in Yorkshire
Balmoral Group’s £10million investment in a new factory in Yorkshire is expected to create new employment opportunities in the area.
Egdon increases stake in north Yorkshire gas licence
Egdon Resources (LON: EDR) has snapped up an extra 20% of an onshore licence in north Yorkshire from DESS Energy.
Pro and anti-fracking sides watch for decision on drilling in Yorkshire village
Both sides of the fracking debate are watching closely to see whether the decision to allow drilling in one North Yorkshire village will herald a new era for the industry across the UK.
Concerns over North Yorkshire being known as ‘fracking capital of UK’
Objectors to a controversial application to frack for shale gas in North Yorkshire have told councillors they do not want the county to become known as the “fracking capital of the UK”.
Aid call for coal miners and power station staff
Coal miners and power station staff should be offered Government aid similar to that given to thousands of steelworkers made redundant, ministers have been told.