Carbon capture and storage

Study suggests blue hydrogen is not green

CO2 removals market could match water sector revenues by 2050

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has advised the government to avoid “picking winners” among greenhouse gas removal technologies and to rapidly introduce market frameworks to support various options. The NIC wants the government to commit to deploying five to ten megatonnes of engineered removals of carbon dioxide by 2030, rising to between 40 and 100 megatonnes by 2050.

Safety of CCUS seen as top priority for public

ESO gives early warning of tight supply margins over winter

Plans unveiled for UK’s first net zero power plant

Equinor triples planned blue hydrogen production to 1.8GW

Norwegian state-owned oil company Equinor has announced plans to build a further 1.2GW of hydrogen production facility in the UK, primarily to fuel the 900MW Keadby hydrogen plant. The company had already revealed plans to construct a 600MW autothermal reformer in Saltend to produce so-called blue hydrogen.

Intergen unveils plans for hydrogen power plant

Biogas producer reveals plans for 25 new plants with CCS

Applications lodged for ‘significant’ CCS power plants

Drax signs deal with Mitsubishi for carbon capture technology

Government awards £166.5m to develop green technologies

Subsidies for Drax BECCS plant could cost £32bn

Enhanced flexibility could save up to £16.7bn per year by 2050

SSE and Equinor launch fresh bid for Peterhead CCS project

SSE and Equinor have revived plans for Peterhead Power Station to be fitted with carbon capture technology, with an aim of bringing the project online by 2026.

On the Move: Marchant to chair Logan Energy