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ESB and dCarbonX to partner on green hydrogen storage development in Ireland

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This partnership covers all subsea energy storage offshore in Ireland and will also support the creation of a proposed new Green Hydrogen Valley centered around the Poolbeg peninsula in Dublin, which will enable green hydrogen production and storage that can be used to decarbonize heavy transport, shipping, industry and power generation.

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NNL and DNV partner to explore large-scale nuclear production of hydrogen for UK gas network

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The UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and DNV are partnering to explore the potential of nuclear-derived hydrogen to support the conversion of UK gas networks to hydrogen. This will enable consumers to continue using gas in homes, businesses and industry, in an effective way that is net-zero compliant.

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Mayor of London launches England’s first hydrogen double-decker buses

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The buses were manufactured by Wrightbus in Northern Ireland, and the gas cylinders are manufactured by Luxfer in Nottingham. The 20 new buses are the first of their kind to be launched in England; the new hydrogen fuel cell double decker buses are first being introduced on route 7 between East Acton and Oxford Circus.

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HYREADY collaboration supports introduction of power-to-gas H2 into natural gas infrastructure

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electrolysis powered by renewable electricity) to natural gas supports the decarbonization of the natural gas system and integration of sustainable energy sources. HYREADY focuses on the consequences of H 2 added to natural gas in an existing specific network and on feasible countermeasures to mitigate these consequences.

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INEOS investing additional $1.4B in Grangemouth complex in next phase of GHG reductions; blue hydrogen

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billion) in Grangemouth, its integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex in Scotland, in the next phase of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045. The fuel source will be mixed gas, sourced from within the Grangemouth Complex via pipe infrastructure.) INEOS will invest an additional £1 billion (US$1.4 Grangemouth.

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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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For European shipments, Volkswagen Group Logistics continuously charters two vessels which carry up to 3,500 vehicles on a route from Emden via Dublin (Ireland), Santander (Spain) and Setubal (Portugal) back to Emden about 50 times per year. —Thomas Zernechel, Head of Volkswagen Group Logistics.

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QUB spin-out to commercialize to technique for production of MOFs; storage for natural gas vehicles

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Chemists at Queen’s University Belfast (Ireland) have devised a novel environmentally friendly technique which allows the rapid production of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). One of the first areas expected to benefit from the technology is storage tanks for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), according to the company. —Prof.

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