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Andy Colthorpe
Last year, the UK’s energy storage industry overcame many of its early challenges and became more comfortable with the point where technical capabilities and market opportunities intersect, according to Tony Gannon, head of project management at Scottish Power.
Gannon spoke yesterday at a webinar hosted by Solar Media Market Research, on ‘Trends and opportunities in UK and Ireland battery storage,’ where analyst Lauren Cook offered some key statistics and insights into the rapidly growing markets in both regions, including the UK’s pipeline of 14GW of projects at various stages of development and Ireland’s 2.7GW pipeline.
A port and fabrication yard in Scotland is planning to convert to green hydrogen as it looks to serve the carbon-conscious offshore wind sector.
Global Energy Group’s (GEG) Nigg Energy Park has a storied history serving the oil and gas sector. But now it s investing with offshore wind and other marine renewables in mind.
The park will serve as the marshaling, storage and logistics base for the 1,075-megawatt Seagreen offshore wind farm, being developed by SSE and co-owned by French oil major Total.
Now GEG is partnering with Iberdrola-owned Scottish Power to convert Nigg Energy Park to green hydrogen.