Ocean-REFuel project to explore offshore wind and marine renewable energy for hydrogen and ammonia production – H2 View

The University of Strathclyde has revealed a new 10m ($13.74m) project today (July 23) aiming to unlock the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero carbon hydrogen and ammonia fuels.

The University will lead the multi-disciplinary Ocean-REFuel: Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels project which will explore ways of converting ocean energy into fuels for use in heating, energy storage and difficult to decarbonise transport applications.

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The project consortium includes world-leading research teams from the Universities of Nottingham, Cardiff, Newcastle and Imperial College London.

The project is being funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, industry, and the partner universities, who have also pledged a total of nine linked PhD studentships.

The Ocean-REFuel project will directly address challenges associated with energy storage, renewable heat and the decarbonisation of transport such as road, marine and aviation.

Renewable energy technologies such as wind are impacted by intermittency and production issues and this project will explore storage solutions, such as hydrogen and ammonia, that can help manage the issue of intermittent supply.

The five-year collaboration, which involves 28 industrial partners, including BP, Scottish Power, National Grid, ENI along with the UK Health & Safety Executive, will also produce a blueprint for the first integrated Ocean Renewable Fuel production facility.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the UK Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, said, The waters around the UK offer abundant prospects for clean energy. Ensuring that we can tap the full potential of our natural resources will be vital in meeting our bold climate change commitments.

As shown through our world-leading offshore wind sector, we are not only capitalising on the clean energy potential around our coastline but also the opportunities for investment, jobs creation and regional growth.

Projects like Ocean-REFuel are helping us fulfil that potential as we build back greener.

David Duguid, UK Government Minister for Scotland, said, As Glasgow prepares to host COP26 later this year, the eyes of the world will be on the UK to show leadership, creativity and innovation in the global effort to tackle climate change.

This fantastic project, led by the University of Strathclyde, will investigate the potential our natural resources hold to generate clean energy and help achieve our net zero ambitions.

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