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Doubts over the viability of Scotland’s largest carbon capture project have been raised after a key partner in the development, Storegga, wants to sell its interest in the Acorn CCS project. A Storegga spokesperson said the decision comes as it is progressing a structured sales process for its portfolio of assets. “With Acorn approaching a more capital-intensive phase, and with both the UK and Scottish Governments signalling the importance of its timely delivery, we have concluded that a new long-term owner would be better placed to take the project forward. This step reflects the intentions of our existing shareholders, who [...]

The trial, led by European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), saw an O2 tidal turbine, vanadium flow batteries, and a 670kW PEM electrolyser installed at an onshore test site on the island of Eday in Orkney. During periods of high tidal generation, power was used to charge the battery system, supply electricity directly to the electrolyser, and export power to the grid. When generation was low, the battery system discharged power to keep the electrolyser running. The project was launched in 2020, and received funding from both the EU and the Scottish Government. EMEC claimed the approach “smoothed out” the cyclical [...]

Doubts over the viability of Scotland’s largest carbon capture project have been raised after a key partner in the development, Storegga, withdrew, according to media reports. Storegga is understood to be looking at selling its key stake in the project after a review of its business, capital requirements and future structure. H2 View has approached the company for comment. The facility, which secured £200m ($266m) in government funding this year, is due to be built by Storegga, Shell, Harbour Energy, and North Sea Midstream Partners at the St Fergus Gas Terminal near Peterhead, north of Aberdeen. This is a paid [...]

The firm, equally owned by Michelin, Forvia, and Stellantis, said the three had reached an agreement to allow Symbio to continue operations, but warned it faced challenges in adapting its strategy to its “new scope of activity.” Under the cost-cutting programme, Symbio will cut its headcount by over 70% from its current 650 employees to a team of just 175. Symbio said it was “committed to implementing employment support measures” for employees who lose their jobs. It intends to ramp up deployment of its current 75kW PEM fuel cells in buses and stationary applications. It now hopes to manufacture 10,000 [...]

Abdul Latif Jameel Motors (ALJ) inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French hydrogen generator firm EODev, and UAE tech provider Octopian to support the adoption of fuel cell stationary power in Saudi. The trio said it will work on introducing, demonstrating, and eventually localising EODev’s hydrogen technologies, which currently use Toyota’s fuel cells. “The MOU lays the foundation for potential local assembly and production opportunities, as well as long-term planning toward establishing a full value chain ecosystem for hydrogen generators in Saudi Arabia,” a statement said. EODev currently offers 100–110kVA generators, which have powered stationary applications in construction, events [...]

The plant at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus recently achieved “sustained” hydrogen generation for the first time, with technical teams now set to test the technology across a range of solar concentrations, temperatures, and pressures. “Sustained hydrogen generation at Roseworthy is a significant milestone for Sparc Hydrogen and the broader green hydrogen and photocatalytic water splitting industries,” said Sparc Technologies Managing Director Nick O’Loughlin. The Managing Director said the plant’s commissioning was the culmination of over a year of work. PWS is a solar-powered water splitting process, which directs solar energy through a photocatalyst material to split water into [...]

One of the loudest advocates for strict green hydrogen rules in Brussels is calling on the European Commission to extend transition periods and loosen eligibility for renewable projects as developers struggle to reach final investment decisions (FID). In a new industry position paper, the Renewable Hydrogen Coalition (RHC) called for a “targeted” adjustment of the renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) delegated acts. It focused on prolonging the transitional phase for additionality, which underpins forthcoming hourly matching and grid-correlation obligations, while maintaining grandfathering and legal certainty for projects already passed FID. This is a paid article, to read the article [...]

Representing the first time hydrogen has been transported by rail in the UK, the companies believe the solution could act as a “rolling pipeline,” by moving large volumes of hydrogen via existing railway routes. The hydrogen used in the trial was supplied by the 15MW HyMarnham Power site, which was backed by the government under the first Hydrogen Allocation Round, and stored in pressurised gas containers. “The railway has the potential to be a strategic hydrogen distribution network in the future, as it has been for energy for many years,” said Leevan Finney, Network Rail’s engineering services director. “We’re accelerating Britain’s [...]

The hydrogen company said it had signed a letter of intent with the developer for the system, which could be installed at its Sunrhyse project in Signes. Sunrhyse was originally due online this year. It will use solar and wind to produce RFNBO-compliant green hydrogen for maritime and land mobility applications in the South of France. However, in addition to supplying its PEM electrolysers, Plug said it will support the transport and distribution of hydrogen produced by the project. It also plans to “continue to expand” its hydrogen-powered forklift base in the region. Plug has doubled down on its forklift [...]

The Spanish public research institute has launched a world-first demonstration at its Merce Lab pilot line in Catalonia – a pre-industrial manufacturing facility with a capacity of around 2MW/year designed to validate large-scale SOC production. IREC argues 3D printing allows SOC systems to be cheaper, lighter, and more suitable for aviation, maritime, and large-scale applications. IREC said its 3D-printed SOC modules cost around €800/kW and could help reduce hydrogen to below €4/kg ($4.35/kg), while delivering four times the power density of existing commercial technologies. Furthermore, it uses fewer critical raw materials, such as nickel, cobalt, and rare earths, and the [...]