Weekly Debrief

The UK green hydrogen sector is moving from policy development toward commercial execution, but the transition remains dependent on securing investment, reducing technology risk, and establishing reliable demand. A new partnership between Protium Green Solutions Ltd and ITM Power highlights the industry's current focus: combining project development expertise with electrolyzer manufacturing capabilities to advance industrial scale hydrogen production.

Government formally tables legislation in Parliament to adopt Seventh Carbon Budget goal to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions to 87 per cent below 1990 levels by 2040

Producing one kilogram of hydrogen through conventional electrolysis requires approximately 9 kilograms of water, creating additional pressure on freshwater supplies as electrolyzer deployment expands. UK-based Hychor, a spin-off from the University of Aberdeen, is developing a seawater-based hydrogen production system designed to address this limitation by eliminating the need for freshwater treatment before electrolysis.

Grid giant submits latest investment proposals to Ofgem, as it seeks approval for multi-billion pound upgrade programme

UK's burgeoning net zero industries hailed as economic 'powerhouse' following latest study from CBI Economics

Biomass energy giant moves to acquire clean energy operator in bid to 'substantially grow' renewables generation business

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation. The net zero economy, which is worth more than £100bn a year, benefits all of the UK, according to the CBI Economics analysis commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, despite critics who want to abolish the UK’s net zero targets. Continue reading...

Package includes £200m loan from the National Wealth Fund for a range of projects to support growing demand from offshore wind, nuclear power, technology, and defence sectors

Latest addition to Great Grid Upgrade programme could carry up to 2GW of electricity - enough clean power for around two million homes

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Hydrogen technology will be vital to cutting emissions and strengthening energy resilience, but progress will stall without co-ordination of infrastructure, clearer cross-border rules and stronger investor confidence, according to a new report OEUK commissioned from DNV. In the first of two studies launched at OEUK’s first CCS & Hydrogen […]

Prysmian Group has completed its cable installation contract for RWE’s 1.4GW Sofia offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank in the North Sea.

The UK's North Sea and Channel links to Europe showed what's possible last winter – and why more are needed, argues National Grid's Rob Rome

Energy secretary’s proposed legally binding target sets up battle with opposition parties over ‘net zero’ policies

Manufacturing and development of advanced materials for clean energy, hydrogen, bioelectronics, and other emerging sectors is supporting hundreds of thousands of jobs

Unless we plan infrastructure around demand, and how it interacts with the grid, public charge points will remain far more expensive than charging at home, writes Andy Hackett from the Centre for Net Zero

The offshore wind industry is struggling to attract private financing. The former operations manager for Equinor’s floating offshore wind business believes he has the solution: combine offshore wind with data centres

Siemens Energy has reached an agreement to acquire Camlin Group, a Northern Ireland-based specialist in grid monitoring, analytics, and asset digitalisation technologies.

If you want to see where AI technology is fundamentally changing infrastructure construction — not in pilot programs or conference panels, but in daily field operations — look at solar. Solar engineering, procurement, and construction firms (EPCs) and asset owners have adopted automated construction monitoring more quickly than any other segment of the construction economy.…

German energy tech giant aims at boosting its digital grid portfolio as power networks are under pressure from ageing infrastructure, rising electrification, and higher load volatility

Fidra Energy has accelerated its UK growth with the acquisition of 1 GW Enderby battery storage project from Innova.

”Continued momentum in onshore wind orders could allow Vestas to exceed expectations,” the bank says.

Despite government pledges, more than 20 authorities will not allow gullies, citing safety, legal and parking concerns The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said charger gullies to connect electric cars parked on streets will help cut costs for drivers, yet millions of UK households may be unable to use the simple technology because their local councils will still not allow charging cables to cross the pavement. Despite government promises to “slash red tape” and make it easier to put in gullies, more than 20 local authorities appear to be holding out against them. Continue reading...

Liam Critchley examines the modelling, safety standards and analytics that aim to mitigate the risk of thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS).

BESS performance guarantees are essential and ubiquitous, yet can be challenging to navigate, writes Intertek CEA senior energy storage engineer Yilin Huang.

Multibillion-pound contract to build three small modular reactors was signed with government body in April

Botched work by some of the country’s officially approved contractors dent confidence in key part of government’s energy transition plan

Supported by Scottish Enterprises, the new UK Engineering Centre of Excellence is designed to support the skills needed to deliver the UK's clean power by 2030 mission

A Northern Irish company with approximately 650 employees is set to expand Siemens Energy’s software and monitoring business, pending regulatory approval of the deal.

In a submission to the government’s offshore wind plan, Equinor points out that new areas for bottom-fixed offshore wind should be considered closer to shore in order to cut costs in future projects.

The Norwegian oil company says consideration should be given to whether offshore wind costs can be financed through consumer charges, as in the UK.