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Banff and Buchan MP David Duguid has said that comments made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have underlined his commitment to Scotland’s UK’s carbon capture and storage scheme led by the Acorn CCS and Hydrogen Project at St Fergus. They come in opposition to comments made by fellow MP Richard Thomson, who said that the […]

Tower Group is establishing hydrogen hubs in three key locations in Devon and Cornwall as part of plans to establish a new hydrogen ecosystem in the South West. The hydrogen hubs will have the capacity for long-term energy storage and Element 2 will provide end-to-end systems for offtakes of Tower Group-produced hydrogen as part of […]

A mission to create a hydrogen production hub near Ellesmere Port has announced an agreement to supply low-carbon hydrogen to a Merseyside glass manufacturer. Vertex Hydrogen, which will convert waste fuel gas and natural gas produced by Essar Stanlow into hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide, has signed a ‘Heads of Terms’ offtake agreement for low […]

The UK’s first official Hydrogen Week will take place on 13 th -19 th February 2023. Bringing together stakeholders across the UK, it will celebrate and promote the role of hydrogen in reaching net zero. With growing momentum around hydrogen, it will bring together partners from industry, to academia, to government to celebrate hydrogen with a week-long awareness […]

Decarbonised Gas Alliance (DGA) and Hydrogen UK have been named a Partners for the UK’s first official Hydrogen Week, a dedicated campaign celebrating and promoting the role of hydrogen in reaching net zero. The trade organisation Hydrogen UK aim to showcase the development and deployment of hydrogen solutions, with the desire to educate and excite stakeholders about […]

Wales & West Utilities (WWU) has unveiled plans for a major hydrogen pipeline in south Wales – HyLine Cymru – which would help to accelerate the decarbonisation of industry and gas consumers in the region. Should the pipeline be built, it is expected to open up a pathway for commercial scale hydrogen production in Pembrokeshire, Port Talbot […]

An EDF led consortium to utilise innovative technology which uses nuclear generated heat and electricity to create hydrogen for asphalt and cement sites, has won government backing. The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy awarded the Bay Hydrogen Hub – Hydrogen4Hanson project, in Lancashire, almost £400,000 in funding for a feasibility study recently.  This […]

In the next few weeks, the results of a project to test low carbon fuels for glassmaking, which included Pilkington in St Helens, could revolutionise the industry. Tony McDonough reports A pilot project in Merseyside to test low-carbon methods of making glass could transform the sustainability of the glassmaking industry. Glass Futures is a £54m pioneering […]

The University of Manchester has secured Government funding to support the development and validation of a hydrogen separation technique. A team of researchers at the University, led by Dr Amir Keshmiri, have received the funding to work with the Powerhouse Energy Group on the project, which is initially funded by the EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account […]

A £40m green hydrogen scheme planned for Barrow is an important part of Cumbria’s ambitions to be the first net zero place in England. Carlton Power is leading on the development in partnership with Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, Barrow Borough Council, Cadent Gas and Electricity North West. Barrow Green Hydrogen would provide its neighbour and […]