Q3 2020

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Hydrogen Economist

Levelised costs will settle the blue-green debate

Blue hydrogen will be required to support decarbonisation while green hydrogen matures and its costs decrease

UK risks being left behind in hydrogen rush

Prominent entrepreneur calls on government to support industry before European competitors assume leading role

EU stakes claim to hydrogen future

Integrated plan sets bloc on course for world-leading role and to hit its Paris Agreement commitment

PE Live: Hydrogen firms need to deliver on stock surge

Pure play hydrogen energy system companies have massively outperformed their peers, and expectations are high they will start to deliver profits well before 2030

Athlete-turned-CEO wins Rainmaker race

Jill Evanko has been a tough competitor since her college days. Now she is an award winner

PE Live: Q&A on sustainable hydrogen supply chains

Answers to questions on hydrogen transportation, reducing the costs of green hydrogen, Middle East hydrogen projects and the diversity of hydrogen production methods

Positioning for a lower-carbon energy future

Energy is essential. Accessible and affordable supplies of energy support the ability to meet the basic requirements of life and fuel society's progress around the world.

PE Live: Hydrogen storage to boost offshore wind

The ability to store and transport energy as hydrogen means that far more locations in the North Sea and elsewhere become viable for wind generation

LNG has come far but still has far to go

Vanguard award winner Tolu Longe has seen many changes for the better over the past two decades. But there is still more to be done

Financing solar-plus-storage

Adding battery storage to solar projects alleviates intermittency and curtailment issues but brings contractual and financing issues

Canada to announce blue hydrogen blueprint

The federal and Alberta governments are seeking to build on existing hydrogen and natural gas production, with longer term plans for green hydrogen

Hitting the gas in South Africa

The expanding role of LNG and a new round of gas exploration appear set to alleviate the country’s energy supply problem

PE Live: Hydrogen set for widespread industrial use

Technology for using hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions is proven and large-scale projects are in development across power, steelmaking and maritime fuels among many sectors

Turning the tide on ocean energy

Tidal power facilities offer a clean and renewable energy but have struggled to attract the investment to finance substantial capex. The development of movable structures may mean this will change

Frontier markets turning to geothermal energy

In pursuit of alternatives to oil and gas production, certain developing countries are turning to the exploration and development of volcanically active hotspots

ExxonMobil announces Power Play finalists

Community voting is now open across the three categories for the awards, which champion inclusion and diversity by celebrating remarkable women and men in the LNG industry

Germany eyes DRC hydrogen project

Scheme is at very early stage and depends on a long-delayed mega-dam for which funding is uncertain

Rush to green hydrogen may be counterproductive – BP

An equal amount of blue hydrogen would be preferable to diverting excessive amounts of renewable energy from grids while fossil fuels remain in the energy generation mix

Repsol repositions for green hydrogen

The Spanish refiner will build a €60mn pilot plant to make synthetic fuels as it strives to meet its 2050 decarbonisation pledge

Rising Star fulfilling her childhood ambition

Mervin Azeta has been passionate about helping to tackle global energy challenges from a young age

UK risks being left behind in hydrogen rush (1)

Prominent entrepreneur calls on government to support industry before European competitors assume leading role

PE Live: Hydrogen policies must evolve with ‘ecosystems’

Governments should adapt their strategies as the hydrogen economy develops, gradually moving from direct financial support to an oversight role

PE Live: Hydrogen ready for second phase of decarbonisation

Reducing emissions becomes more complicated once relatively easy transitions have been completed, but the technology for hydrogen is ready to facilitate the next wave of decarbonisation

PE Live: Local hydrogen policies may shape global industry

EU member states and US state governments may have more impact on the development of the hydrogen economy than EU institutions or the US federal government

Dutch North Sea goes from gas to green

The Netherlands plans to repurpose its declining North Sea and onshore assets to serve the energy transition

Saudi Arabia commits to hydrogen ‘new future’

The Opec kingpin is keen to extend its oil export prowess by leveraging the world’s cheapest solar to produce green hydrogen

Letter from Moscow: Russia reluctantly explores hydrogen

If the EU, its major customer, is looking at displacing natural gas with H2, the resource-rich producer must also try to get in on the act

PE Live: Hydrogen ready for second phase of decarbonisation (1)

Reducing emissions becomes more complicated once relatively easy transitions have been completed, but the technology for hydrogen is ready to facilitate the next wave of decarbonisation

PE Live: Hydrogen set for widespread industrial use (1)

Technology for using hydrogen to reduce CO2 emissions is proven and large-scale projects are in development across power, steelmaking and maritime fuels among many sectors

EU claims central role in global H2 market

The European Commission has set out a detailed import-oriented strategy to shape the development of the hydrogen economy well beyond its borders

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