Green Hydrogen Roundup: Statera Eyes ‘Critical’ 3GW Project In Scotland; UK Government Provides Support To Carlton Power And Octopus Hydrogen
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Current News.
This is the first heading.
Statera to develop ‘critical’ 3GW green hydrogen project in Scotland
These two paragraphs outline the project.
Energy generation and storage company Statera has released plans to develop a 3GW green hydrogen project in Scotland capable of supplying the UK with up to 30% of its 10GW by 2030 hydrogen target.
The major green hydrogen project is set to harness surplus Scottish wind power to power an electrolyser facility. The green hydrogen is expected to supply Statera’s power generating facilities and the UK’s carbon intensive industrial clusters via existing gas transmission pipelines.
This project will be built in Kintore.
This Google Map shows Kintore sub station.
As this substation features on the home page of Kintore Hydrogen’s informative web site, I would assume, the electrolyser will be built nearby.
Statera’s web site is also informative.
This is the second heading.
Carlton Power receives UK government backing for three green hydrogen projects
These two paragraphs outline the projects.
Energy infrastructure development company Carlton Power has received UK government backing for three green hydrogen projects in Greater Manchester, Cumbria and Devon.
The backing has been received via the first round of the government’s Hydrogen Business Model (HBM)/Net Zero Hydrogen Fund process, which is worth up to £240 million. Around 15 projects in total will receive financial backing via this allocation.
The three projects will have a total capacity of 240 MW.
This article is very much one to read fully and thoroughly.
These are my thoughts.
Hydrogen Will Be Used To Bring Energy South From Scotland
This is part of a quote from Statera’s Managing Director.
The use of green hydrogen in the project has various perks. Firstly, it will utilise excess green energy that is generated from the vast Scottish wind sector and thus provide an additional basis to decarbonise sectors.
In doing so, Statera has said this will reduce the need for more costly transmission grid reinforcements to convey excess electricity in Scotland to other parts of the UK – in particular large industrial clusters.
Extracting Hydrogen From The Hydrogen/National Gas Blend
It’s all very well bringing the hydrogen South from Scotland blended with natural gas in the existing gas network, but how do you deliver pure hydrogen to those that need it?
In New Device Separates Hydrogen From Natural Gas When The Two Gases Are Blended In Pipelines, I wrote about such a device that has been developed by HyET Hydrogen in the Netherlands.
It is claimed to be silent and to create 99.9 % pure hydrogen.
Conclusion
This is an important milestone in cutting the UK’s carbon emissions.
Fortescue Future Industries Invests In Dutch Thin-Film Solar And H2 Firm HyET
I missed this article, when it was published, so I’m publishing it now!
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Renewables Now.
These two paragraphs outline the deal.
Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has taken a 60% stake in Dutch company High yield Energy Technologies (HyET) Group to assist in its ambition to supply 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen globally by 2030.
The green energy company of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:FMG) has also provided the majority of financing for the expansion of the Dutch solar photovoltaic (PV) factory of HyET Solar.
Andrew Forrest certainly seems to be splashing the cash.
I first wrote about the hydrogen innovation of the HyET Group in December 2020 in New Device Separates Hydrogen From Natural Gas When The Two Gases Are Blended In Pipelines.
I finished that post, with this simple sentence.
This invention could change the world!
In the UK, there is a project called HyDeploy, which aims to blend twenty percent hydrogen into the UK’s natural gas.
- At this level, all boilers, appliances and processes would work without major changes.
- A significant amount of carbon emissions would be saved.
- Gas imports would be reduced.
Could HyET’s technology be used to piggyback a hydrogen delivery network alongside the UK’s gas network?
It might even be possible to attach hydrogen filling stations direct to the gas network.
New Device Separates Hydrogen From Natural Gas When The Two Gases Are Blended In Pipelines
The title of this post, is the same as that of on this article on Hydrogen Fuel News.
This is the introductory paragraph.
With clean hydrogen gaining recognition worldwide as the carbon-free fuel capable of making a significant contribution to addressing climate change, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it will field test a new technology that can simultaneously separate and compress hydrogen from a blend of hydrogen and natural gas.
It may sound rather mundane, but it means, you can convert surplus electricity into hydrogen and blend it with natural gas and distribute it in the local natural gas grid.
- As natural gas grids can contain a proportion of hydrogen, this shouldn’t be a problem.
- Any user, who needs hydrogen connects one of these clever devices to the grid and it separates out the hydrogen, for your use.
- All very simple and efficient, as you don’t need a second gas grid for hydrogen.
I very much like this idea, which was developed by a Dutch company called HyET Hydrogen.
There is also an explanatory video.
This invention could change the world!
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