Dominic Ellis

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Editor at gasworld magazine

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Articles

UK and Norway step up cross-border CO2 storage plans

6 days ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

The UK and Norway are growing their joint plans for building offshore infrastructure and reducing barriers to develop a North Sea hub for the cross-border storage of carbon dioxide. It is estimated that the North Sea could store up to 78 billion tonnes of CO2, providing economy-growing and emissions-reducing opportunities for both countries and their industrial activity.
Germany approves funds for Dresden Infineon fab

6 days ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

Germany semiconductor business Infineon Technologies has received final approval for the public funded element of its under-construction plant in Dresden from Germany’s federal ministry for economic affairs. Infineon is expanding the site to meet growing customer demand from renewable energies, data centres and electromobility. Infineon will invest €5bn in the fab, known as Smart Power Fab, which it hopes to open in 2026.
Austria starts up its largest green hydrogen plant

6 days ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

State-owned Austrian energy and chemicals business OMV has announced the start-up of its 10MW green hydrogen production plant at the Schwechat refinery near Vienna. It is the largest plant of its kind so far in Austria, but not striking in scale. The €25m plant has capacity to produce up to 1,500 tonnes of green hydrogen per year – about 4 tonnes per day. The 10MW PEM electrolyser is powered by electricity from wind, hydro, and solar sources.
UK takes lead on sanctions for Russia’s shadow fleet

6 days ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

Russia’s shadow fleet will be hit with the largest ever sanctions package from the UK government today. It will sanction up to 100 vessels that form a core part of Putin’s shadow fleet operation and are responsible for carrying more than $24bn-worth of cargo since the start of 2024.
US President announces first trade deal with UK

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

The US has struck a trade deal with the UK – its first major pact since the wave of international tariffs were announced. Negotiations were ramped up after the UK was placed in the 10% baseline tariffs category.
US industry will get “improved access” to UK market

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

The US has struck a trade deal with the UK – its first major pact since the wave of international tariffs were announced. Negotiations were ramped up after the UK was placed in the 10% baseline tariffs category.
Shipowner Berge Bulk completes onboard CCS installation

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

Independent dry bulk shipowner Berge Bulk has completed the installation of a carbon capture system on board its Ultramax vessel, Berge Yotei. The system, developed by Value Maritime, integrates carbon capture into an exhaust gas cleaning process known as the Filtree System. Unlike conventional scrubbers, it removes both sulphur oxides and CO2 from a vessel’s exhaust.
Statkraft halts its green hydrogen programme

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

Norway state-owned company Statkraft has halted new hydrogen developments, blaming ongoing market uncertainty. The move from one of Europe’s largest renewable energy producers is another blow for the developing hydrogen sector. Statkraft said parts of its portfolio would be “further matured” before seeking investors to try to realise the projects.
Freeport LNG outage highlights natural gas supply vulnerabilities

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

An unexpected outage at Freeport LNG this week (6 May) has once again thrown a spotlight on the expanded role of US export plants in stabilising international LNG markets. The three-train site, the second largest in the US and seventh largest globally, shut down in less than 10 minutes, putting LNG back into the market to depress US prices and push up European prices for the prospects of less supply.
EU signs first-ever digital trade deal with Singapore

1 week ago | gasworld.com | Dominic Ellis

The European Union (EU) has signed its first-ever digital trade agreement with Singapore. Both the EU and Singapore aim to set “a high standard for digital trade rules … and raise the ambition of digital trade rules globally,” according to a European Commission statement. The agreement aims to build on growing trade between the two blocs and follows a free trade agreement signed in 2019. In 2022 more than half of total bilateral trade in services was digitally delivered.