Chancellor Rachel Reeves raised the entire fund’s economic capital limit from £4.5bn ($5.8bn) to £7bn ($9.07bn) to support projects that “struggle to access private finance.” The steer will direct investment into clean energy, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and transport. However, it remains unclear how the Government will look to distribute the funds, although the Treasury [...]

The plan outlines measures to protect EU steelmakers from cheap imports by accelerating grid access and prioritising clean tech investments, as well as curbing imported volumes by up to 15%. However, specific measures remain unclear. It highlighted the need for a plentiful, affordable supply of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen to drive cleaner production. Without it, high costs [...]

UK feasibility study Project Willow has published nine options for the soon-to-close Scottish oil refinery Grangemouth’s future industrial use after evaluating more than 300 technologies. The publication of the £1.5m study – published today by global business consultancy EY in conjunction with the UK government, the Scottish government and refining and energy trading business Petroineos [...]

Elyse, alongside its project partners, selected thyssenkrupp Uhde’s BioTfueL® technology for its BioTJet project in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France, which aims to produce 110,000 tonnes of e-fuels from 2029. The biofuel technology was tested in a semi-industrial plant between 2010 and 2021 by the Bionext consortium, made up of Avril, Axens, CEA, IFP Energies [...]

The Danish electrolyser maker entered a restructuring process on March 10 after filing for insolvency after efforts to secure additional financing collapsed. The District Court of Kolding appointed an administrator to explore whether the alkaline electrolyser manufacturer could continue operations, including the sale of part or all of the business’ assets. Today (March 19) Green [...]

Whilst AFC Energy has not confirmed the carbon intensity of the hydrogen produced from the module, H2 View estimates it is likely to be grey hydrogen based on the pricing. AFC Energy had not responded to H2 View’s request for clarification at the time of publication. Hy-5 was announced during the company’s 2024 full-year financial results. AFC states it will [...]

That’s according to Antoine Huard, CEO of French e-fuel producer Verso Energy, who told H2 View that while policymakers generally support domestic e-SAF production, some are still considering import strategies, over concerns about power availability. “Two years ago in Le Bourget, President Macron confirmed France’s commitment to e-SAF development in front of the worldwide airline [...]

Solar developer Solatio plans to build the project in the Parnaíba Export Processing Zone (EPS) in the state of Piauí in three consecutive 1GW phases per year, with the first phase planned to come online in January 2029. The majority of the plant’s output is planned to be exported to European and Asian markets. H2 [...]

Renewable equipment manufacturers in the Czech Republic will receive direct grants under the scheme, which is open to businesses of all sizes. Beneficiaries will include producers of electrolysers, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) systems, and wind turbines, alongside support for the critical raw materials essential to these technologies. In an online statement, the Commission [...]

Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused the UK’s Labour government of “mistaking press releases about GB Energy for actual solutions” and said plans for Net Zero by 2050 “are impossible”. “The real reason no one in their government is talking about a proper overall plan is that they know it would reveal just how catastrophic the [...]