Christian Annesley

Bristol

Editor at gasworld magazine

Editor, gasworld US magazine, writing about industrial gases and the energy transition

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ITM Power subsidiary teams with Eternal Power to ‘unlock’ stalled hydrogen projects

2 days ago | h2-view.com | Charlie Currie |Edward Laity |Christian Annesley |Dominic Ellis

ITM Power’s new plant-building subsidiary has partnered with German project developer Eternal Power to “unlock” stalled green hydrogen projects. Hydropulse said the venture aims to fast-track industrial green hydrogen deployment by combining its “hydrogen as a service” model with Eternal’s boots on the ground experience and customer access. This, it said, will “unlock” projects that have been delayed or stalled due to complexity, cost, or execution challenges.
FT Hydrogen Summit: Hydrogen Council urges pragmatism in ‘rollercoaster’ world

2 days ago | gasworld.com | Christian Annesley |Molly Burgess |Charlie Currie

By on The hydrogen industry and the governments that support it in key markets need to maintain focus and keep investing in a changing world. The pitch was made by Ivana Jemelkova, CEO of the Hydrogen Council, which is a key global advocate for the industry. She was addressing delegates in an on-stage interview at the FT Hydrogen Summit 2025 in London.
Liebreich provocations on cost spark debate at London hydrogen event

2 days ago | gasworld.com | Christian Annesley |Charlie Currie |Molly Burgess |Maura D. Garvey

By on Michael Liebreich, the analyst and investor behind the ‘Hydrogen Ladder’, which organises the molecule’s use cases into an order of likely adoption, has repeated his recent calls for a reset when it comes to hydrogen and its applications.
Europe adopts state aid framework to support Clean Industrial Deal

3 days ago | h2-view.com | Dominic Ellis |Edward Laity |Christian Annesley

The European Commission has today adopted a new state aid framework to support the Clean Industrial Deal (CISAF) and enable member states to push forward the development of clean energy and industrial decarbonisation. The CISAF sets out the conditions under which countries can grant support for certain investments and objectives in line with EU State aid rules.
FT Hydrogen Summit: Hydrogen Council urges pragmatism in ‘rollercoaster’ world

3 days ago | h2-view.com | Christian Annesley |Rob Cockerill |Charlie Currie |Dominic Ellis

The hydrogen industry and the governments that support it in key markets need to maintain focus and keep investing in a changing world. The pitch was made by Ivana Jemelkova, CEO of the Hydrogen Council, which is a key global advocate for the industry. She was addressing delegates in an on-stage interview at the FT Hydrogen Summit 2025 in London. “There are many variables and pressures when it comes to hydrogen.
FT Hydrogen Summit: Europe ‘needs to buy up hydrogen’ for lack of offtake deals

4 days ago | h2-view.com | Christian Annesley |Charlie Currie |Edward Laity

Clean hydrogen is not likely to become easier to finance through long-term offtake agreements being made, so another approach is needed. In Europe, this could include an institution being created to buy up any surplus hydrogen that’s being produced with some kind of transparent pricing attached.
Air Products axes major UK green hydrogen import project

1 week ago | h2-view.com | Charlie Currie |Edward Laity |Christian Annesley

Air Products has scrapped its plans to build a large-scale green hydrogen import and production project in the Port of Immingham, UK, blaming a “lack of commitment” by ministers.
Chipmaking ‘growing strongly’ to drive spec gas demand

2 weeks ago | gasworld.com | Christian Annesley |Molly Burgess |Dominic Ellis

By on The worldwide semiconductor market is strongly placed right now, and set to outperform global growth by a factor of two in the years ahead, driving greater need for the specialty gases needed in electronics production. That’s despite the current uncertainty triggered by the global trade wars initiated by US President Donald Trump.
Future of Energy event: Switching from natural gas to hydrogen ‘unrealistic’ says Uniper CEO

2 weeks ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis |Molly Burgess |Christian Annesley

The notion that the energy market can switch from natural gas to green hydrogen is “completely unrealistic,” according to Uniper CEO Michael Lewis. Speaking at the Gas, LNG and Future of Energy conference in London, he said, “The cost of green hydrogen is extremely expensive, around eight to 10 times the cost of natural gas. So that’s not an option if we want to keep Europe as an industrial powerhouse.” He described the current market changes as a “necessary recalibration”.
Helium market in flux partly due to sanctions, says Kornbluth

2 weeks ago | gasworld.com | Christian Annesley |Rob Cockerill |Phil Kornbluth |Dominic Ellis

By on The helium market has been changing the past two years, mostly triggered by the unintended impact of sanctions on the flow of Russian helium in the global market and by the growth of Russian supply. The assessment was made by Phil Kornbluth of the US-based helium consultancy Kornbluth Consulting, presenting at the Specialty Gas Summit 2025 in Utrecht.