RE: Wait8 Feb 2022 07:50
Well I'm waiting for the successful completion of the SOEC demonstrator this year as a sp catalyst. We already know that there is a deal of interest from Oil and Gas Companies from the Interims RNS
"Work is going well on our first-of-a-kind solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC) 1MW-scale demonstrator to be operational in 2022. Whilst still early days, we have already seen strong interest from commercial partners, seeking to unlock green hydrogen opportunities for close integration with industrial and energy generation processes. We are engaging with a number of global majors across the oil and gas, industrial and clean energy sectors to demonstrate and commercialise our technology."
and who'd bet against bp being one of them following today's Strategic Progress RNS
"bp sees both renewables and hydrogen as transition growth engines. With its renewables pipeline and 4.4GW developed to FID at end-2021, it is on track for its target of having developed 20GW renewable power capacity by 2025 and its aim for 50GW by 2030. bp remains confident of achieving 8-10% levered returns for these investments.
In hydrogen, bp has built a significant portfolio of options in advantaged markets worldwide with potential capacity of 0.7-1.3 million tonnes a year. These also enable additional value creation through integration with renewables and CCS.
bp investing in Britain
In delivering its strategy, bp expects to show how operating as an integrated energy company can create value while supporting the low carbon ambitions of cities, countries and regions. This is demonstrated by its plans in its home in the UK, where it expects to invest across all its transition growth engines.
bp anticipates spending more than double the profit it generates in the UK out to the middle of this decade. Its plans represent an important return to growth for bp and its investment in the UK.
bp helped to create hydrocarbon value chains in the UK - in the North Sea, retail and convenience, and supply and trading - and now intends to help lead the creation of new electron and hydrogen value chains.
Bernard Looney commented: "Britain has been our home for more than 110 years and we are excited to help as it transitions to a thriving net zero economy."
bp's plans in the UK include:
- producing clean energy from offshore wind in the Irish Sea and off the coast of Scotland, and from solar across the country developed by Lightsource bp;
- manufacturing green and blue hydrogen, and other opportunities enabled by CCUS, in Teesside, Scotland and elsewhere;
growing new markets for hydrogen, including in centres such as Teesside and Aberdeen, and transport opportunities for hydrogen and biofuels;
- continued growth of its market-leading EV charging network and convenience offers; and
- commercial and geographic integration through bp's trading, and regions, cities & solutions teams can further enhance returns created in these new value chains.