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Energy infrastructure

Heating engineer crouching down to install heat pump on outside of a brick building

25/10/2023 News

Pressing need to modernise UK infrastructure

Improved infrastructure to boost economic growth across the UK and meet climate goals is both ‘achievable and affordable’ if the right policy steps are taken now, according to the latest long-term review from UK government’s independent advisers on infrastructure strategy.

Energy markets

Clean energy compilation - solar panels, crops in a field, wind turbine and electricity pylon

1/2/2023 News

BP predicts carbon emissions could fall more steeply than estimated previously

The global carbon budget is running out, and oil and gas investment will be needed for another 30 years, are these are two key findings in BP’s latest Energy Outlook report.

Hydrogen

The Stanlow manufacturing complex in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire

24/1/2024 News

UK’s largest blue hydrogen production hub given initial go ahead

The first phase of what will be the UK’s largest blue hydrogen production plant, located in Cheshire, north-west England, has been given the green light by the local planning authority. Meanwhile, the UK government has unveiled funding to develop a green hydrogen hub in the Tees Valley, north-east England.

Steel

Inside a steel factory

9/4/2025 News

Investment in green steel blossoms

Recent steps on the journey towards low-carbon steel production include GravitHy securing €60mn to develop a hydrogen-based ironmaking plant in France, a partnership between supplier SSAB and Putzmeister to integrate fossil-free steel into construction equipment, and mounting pressures on India’s steel sector as the EU tightens carbon regulations.

Hydrogen

Artist's graphic showing row of hydrogen storage tanks, with solar panels and wind turbines lined up behind

4/10/2023 News

Hydrogen exports could shift to ammonia production by 2035 despite trade uncertainties

As hydrogen gains prominence in the global pursuit of decarbonisation and energy security, many major infrastructure projects are considering its transportation in the form of ammonia, suggests a new report. Meanwhile, industry bodies are calling for government support for the sector, as the UK’s largest hydrogen production plant enters front-end engineering and design.

R&D

UIC engineering student Rohan Sartape with a migration assisted moisture gradient CO2 capture unit

21/9/2022 News

Breakthrough discoveries in carbon capture conversion for ethylene production, and producing hydrogen from seawater

A team of researchers at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has discovered a way to convert 100% of CO₂ captured from industrial exhaust into ethylene, a key building block for plastic products. Meanwhile, at McGill University in Canada, scientists have identified a potential method for producing hydrogen from the oceans.

Shipping

Head and shoulders photo of Director of the Port Authority of Huelva, gnacio Alvarez-Ossorio

19/6/2024 Comment / Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio Ramos

Maritime decarbonisation: ports and green shipping corridors

The Port of Huelva is assisting in the development of both alternative maritime fuels and green shipping corridors, thanks to its geographical position in the southern part of Spain. Director of the Port Authority of Huelva, Ignacio Álvarez-Ossorio Ramos, explains.

Hydrogen

Head and shoulders photo of Kate Grannell

26/4/2023 Comment / Kate Grannell

Whitby hydrogen village – just a pipe dream?

In May 2022, Whitby, close to Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, UK, was shortlisted as the site for a two-year ‘hydrogen village’ scheme to assess the suitability of hydrogen as a domestic energy source by British Gas and Cadent, the country’s largest gas distribution network. However, the project has provoked a fierce backlash from the local community. Whitby resident Kate Grannell offers her thoughts here.

Wind

Close up of wind turbine against blue sky background

17/5/2023 News

Wind power first for Britain

Britain’s growing fleet of wind turbines generated more electricity than gas-fired power stations for the first time in the first three months of this year. Meanwhile, two North Sea offshore wind developers are planning to kickstart a route to net zero North Sea oil and gas production, and the UK government has unveiled a proposal to create a ‘treasure map’ showing the potential for North Sea carbon, capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Hydrogen

Head and shoulders photo of Davide Chiaroni, set against light blue/grey background

3/7/2024 Comment / Davide Chiaroni

Europe’s hydrogen paradox – balancing necessity, sustainability and economic feasibility

The problem with strategies for green hydrogen in Europe is the lack of a unified approach that could also look to Africa as a potential supplier, writes Davide Chiaroni, Full Professor of Strategy & Marketing at Politecnico di Milano and co-founder of its Energy & Strategy research centre.

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