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Liverpool engineers win place on Sustainable Ventures Hydrogen Innovation Challenge
Liverpool-based DefProc Engineering has secured one of just ten places in the North West on this year’s Hydrogen Innovation Challenge.
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Navien UK unveils its first 100% hydrogen boiler
Designed to burn 100% hydrogen, the new boiler is ready for the arrival of the supporting infrastructure.
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Baxi hydrogen boilers fuel ground-breaking project with SGN and Fife Council
Baxi is set to provide its 100% hydrogen boilers for the pioneering H100 Fife Project - a groundbreaking demonstration of hydrogen-to-homes technology.
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Hydrogen found to be unsuitable for home heating
A report into Hydrogen as an alternative to natural gas has revealed that energy costs could spiral by up to 70% for consumers making it unsuitable for use in home heating.
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New Low Carbon Homes installers’ event launches
An exciting new industry event specifically aimed at installers has been announced by Low Carbon Homes.
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World-leading ammonia-to-hydrogen project secures Government funds
£6.7m Government funding has been secured for the world-leading Tyseley Ammonia to Green Hydrogen Project.
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Red Wall backs hydrogen heating saving the UK £35 billion
Residents in 18 red wall constituencies in the north of England have made clear their views on home heating and net zero, results of exclusive polling conducted for the not-for-profit trade body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) has revealed.
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Vaillant supports successful hydrogen trials
Vaillant is supporting multiple projects across the UK and Europe that are exploring how to make the hydrogen-blend vision a reality, such as HyDeploy at Keele University, which has proven that blending up to 20% volume of hydrogen with natural gas is a safe and greener alternative to the gas we use now.
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Vokera launches hydrogen-ready hybrid boiler
Vokèra, by Riello, has launched the Unica MAX, its hybrid enabled, 20% hydrogen-ready gas condensing boiler range
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Baxi: ‘Hydrogen for home heating needs swifter action’
Speaking at the Hydrogen Transition Summit in Glasgow, on the fringe of COP26, managing director of Baxi, Karen Boswell OBE, said more ambition needs to be shown to ensure hydrogen is able to take the place of natural gas in UK homes.
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Opinion
Small-scale energy storage will be big business
Shane Crump, E&I engineering manager, and Peter Benyon, market leader, at GHD - one of the world’s leading professional services firms
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Viessmann develops innovative pure hydrogen wall-mounted boiler
Viessmann will roll out first 100% H2-ready boiler programme installation in early 2023 in Kaisersech, Germany.
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Manufacturers welcome government’s Heat and Buildings strategy
Following on from the government’s announcement of the Heat and Buildings strategy, leading manufacturers in the industry have welcomed the focus of direction and positive vision for a low carbon future.
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Ryze Hydrogen and HyNet agree deal to accelerate hydrogen sector
Ryze Hydrogen, the low carbon hydrogen distribution company founded by Jo Bamford, has agreed a deal with HyNet that will see it distribute hydrogen from the ground-breaking facility
Opinion
Domestic heating systems not suited to heat pumps and hydrogen
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is urging government to consider the suitability of current UK domestic heating systems to facilitate the transition to net zero
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More trials follow success of first UK hydrogen blend project
HyDeploy, the first project in the UK to blend hydrogen into a natural gas network, was hailed a success after customers used hydrogen blended gas safely in their homes for heat and energy without the need to make any changes to their existing appliances.
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Hydrogen-fired glass is a world first
In the trials, at Pilkington UK’s St Helens facility, the hydrogen completely replaces the natural gas fossil fuel normally used in the manufacturing process, significantly cutting carbon emissions.
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Baxi’s hydrogen boiler demonstration
Two homes in Low Thornley, near Gateshead will show the use of hydrogen-fuelled appliances in a real-world setting and today Baxi invited housing providers and colleagues to see its boiler in action.
Opinion
New report highlights Scotland’s strengths in clean hydrogen
Scottish Enterprise has launched an in-depth report that sets out Scotland’s strengths as a world-leading producer and exporter of clean hydrogen in the next decade due to its unique geography, infrastructure and energy expertise.
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Leading manufacturers join forces to deliver hydrogen boiler price promise
The ‘big four’ – Baxi, Ideal Boilers, Vaillant, and Worcester Bosch – have united for the first time in a joint initiative to ensure that the price of a new hydrogen-ready boiler won’t exceed that of existing natural gas models. The price promise is designed to help consumers reduce carbon emissions from home heating and hot water and assist with delivering net zero commitments by alleviating cost fears.