With 215 wind turbines and a capacity of 539MW, the Whitelee Windfarm is the largest onshore site in the UK. Image: ScottishPower.

UK government announces £9.4m in funding for Whitelee green hydrogen project

22 Nov 2021, 13:13

The UK government has announced £9.4 million in funding for the Whitelee green hydrogen project.

Octopus Hydrogen has announced a number of projects this year, including a deal with MTP. Image: Octopus.

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Current± Chats: Octopus Hydrogen’s William Rowe on electrolyser costs and the need for green hydrogen

19 Nov 2021, 17:15

Current± caught up with Octopus Hydrogen’s founder and CEO William Rowe recently, to talk about the company’s decentralised model, the cost of green hydrogen and the next steps for the business.

A graphic of what the EV and green hydrogen forecourt at the MIRA Technology Park will look like. Image: Octopus.

Octopus teams up with MIRA Technology Park for green hydrogen and EV forecourt

16 Nov 2021, 16:54

Octopus Hydrogen and Octopus Renewables have announced a new partnership with mobility R&D location MIRA Technology Park, for the development of a hydrogen and electric vehicle (EV) charging forecourt.

Greater flexibility will allow the energy network to decarbonise faster by enabling greater renewables.

Regulation must accelerate the growth of flexibility to decarbonise energy network faster

29 Oct 2021, 12:33

The way the energy market is regulated must help accelerate the transition to a smart flexible, low carbon energy system.

Wilton has acquired 58 acres of land and facilities at Haverton Hill to allow it to expand its operations and sign agreements, such as with Protium. Image: Protium.

Protium unveils 40MW green hydrogen project in Teesside

15 Oct 2021, 15:48

UK green hydrogen company Protium has announced it is to build a 40MW project in Teesside.

Octopus Renewables now manages more than 300 solar, onshore wind and biomass projects. Image: Octopus Energy.

Octopus Renewables to invest £3bn in green hydrogen in new partnership with RES

14 Oct 2021, 16:57

Octopus Renewables and RES have announced £3 billion in investment into green hydrogen as part of a new partnership.

Currently around 600MW of onshore wind is being consented annually, but this needs to more than double for net zero.

Doubling onshore wind could reduce bills by £16.3bn finds RenewableUK

13 Oct 2021, 13:44

Doubling the UK’s onshore wind capacity by 2030 would reduce consumer bills by £16.3 billion over the course of the decade.

The hydrogen hub will be built at the existing Flotta Terminal, which has sat on the island since 1976. Image: Macquarie’s GIG.

Macquarie led consortium to develop green hydrogen on Orkney

12 Oct 2021, 17:41

A new offshore wind consortium has applied to develop an industrial scale green hydrogen production plant on the island of Flotta in Orkney, Scotland.

Use of hydrogen would mean less wind needs to be built to meet demand in the winter months. Image: ENA

Renewable hydrogen best option to circumvent future energy supply shortages, ENA finds

12 Oct 2021, 12:14

Excess solar and wind could generate between 60-80GW of renewable hydrogen, helping Britain to avoid future energy supply crunches.