Member Info for LSE03

https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/lhyfe-signs-agreement-centrica-explore-26511497.amp

https://youtu.be/Xwxc31zhL8Y

This is a useful presentation which arguably highlights the vulnerable storage position Ireland faces going forward. It seems like Islandmagee has the potential to play an important role.

Tony O’Reilly, CEO of dCarbonX, said: “We are delighted to expand our relationship with ESB into the UK which will allow us to leverage key learnings from our Irish projects in areas such as technology, business modelling and operations.

“We see significant large scale energy storage opportunities in the UK given its mature energy industry and favourable geology together with recent hydrogen policy developments."

ESB and dCarbonX Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow the companies to evaluate and progress onshore large-scale subsurface hydrogen energy storage opportunities in the UK.

https://renews.biz/84475/esb-inks-hydrogen-storage-mou/

Payne is still working on behalf of the project, looking at the viability of building and operating the ship on a commercial basis, which would be at zero cost to the taxpayer. “I think there will be a time in the future when this comes back, either in a government sense or from a private sense,” says Wood.

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/yacht-design/national-flagship-yacht-design-competition

Thanks Si_Derman,

I see this comment is in the EIA Scoping document.

"Whilst resulting in positive impacts, given the requirement
for fabrication by specialists who are not present in the UK, the overall local and national expenditure whilst positive will be short-term in nature, and given the negligible scale at a national level this impact is scoped out."

Hopefully this is something H&W can support to avoid supply chain work going overseas unnecessarily.

https://www.4coffshore.com/news/consent-application-submitted-for-white-cross-floating-demonstration-project-nid27444.html

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2023-contract-profit-rate

https://www.evwind.es/2023/03/16/rwe-unveils-supplier-initiative-to-unlock-business-opportunities-from-offshore-wind-growth-and-investment/90758

https://www.zawya.com/en/world/uk-and-europe/study-sees-potential-for-huge-north-sea-hydrogen-pipelines-o24r8dbo?amp=1

https://www.qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/featured/Queens-university-set-for-25-year-belfast-good-friday-anniversary-signature-event.html

Nice detail on what will be covered with at least a day dedicated to how NI moves forward in the next 25 years economically and as a society.

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/sinn-fein-to-talk-up-nis-unique-economic-advantage-during-st-patricks-visit-to-whitehouse/2063844238.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/joe-biden-washington-dc-joe-kennedy-dup-president-b2300873.html?amp

Agree Kaeren, nice also to see Belfast, Methil and Appledore in the report. This should be a valuable reference point for the business.

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Industry Roadmap 2040: Building UK Port Infrastructure to Unlock the Floating Wind Opportunity
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A report by the Floating Wind Offshore Wind Taskforce says up to 11 ports around the UK will need to be transformed as fast as possible into new industrial hubs to enable the roll-out of floating offshore wind at scale. The report contains a series of recommendations which could see 34 gigawatts (GW) of floating wind installed in UK waters by 2040 if the Government takes swift and decisive action.

The report “Industry Roadmap 2040: Building UK Port Infrastructure to Unlock the Floating Wind Opportunity” is sponsored by RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables, The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland.

The Taskforce includes the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments, the Northern Ireland Executive, major offshore wind and port developers, The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland, RenewableUK, Scottish Renewables, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and other key stakeholders.

https://www.renewableuk.com/news/634701/Industry-Roadmap-2040-Building-UK-Port-Infrastructure-to-Unlock-the-Floating-Wind-Opportunity.htm

Think this is the actual report

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/03/15/wind-farm-task-force-urges-government-to-transform-uk-ports-to-aid-industry/?outputType=amp

https://www.renewableuk.com/news/634638/Upgrading-our-ports-is-essential-to-kickstart-UK-floating-offshore-wind-industry.htm

Surely H&W can help fill this gap and is there already. Over to the comm's team:)