Energy Matters Global and Domestic

[white exec]

Lots about them on wikipedia, including their UK operation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Group.

When I first looked at the photos, was hit by the similarity to Esso's corporate colours/typeface, so wondered whether... But, no.

[mickthemaverick]

Just nipped up to Stanley and took a pikshure

When did you get your Tardis Steve?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Lots about them on wikipedia, including their UK operation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essar_Group.

The global conglomerate these days has its fingers in many pies!

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

Just nipped up to Stanley and took a pikshure

When did you get your Tardis Steve?

Borrowed it for half an hour.

Stanley is ten minutes away but I cheated

[mickthemaverick]

And I thought you'd phoned up all the drivers and got them to put their cars back where they were when they took the original pictures!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Yes TESLA may have coined the Gigafactory, but the UK has the Gigastack.

Renewable Hydrogen “Gigastack” Monster Rises From UK Seas

and the players
ITM Power and Ørsted , and Phillips 66

REgards Neil

[myglaren]

Where the hell has this "Welp/Welp" nonsense come from?
I keep seeing it lately. Room 101 for that s**t!

Whelp, it looks like ditching the EU didn’t rain on the UK’s plans for the sparkling green renewable hydrogen economy of the future. Earlier this week word slipped out that Phase 2 of the so-named “Gigastack” industrial-scale green H2 project is barreling full steam ahead. Danish wind giant Ørsted is collaborating in the project along with three other heavy hitters: ITM Power, Phillips 66 Limited, and Element Energy.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Where the hell has this "Welp/Welp" nonsense come from?
I keep seeing it lately. Room 101 for that s**t!

Perhaps appropriately used/popularised in "Dumb and Dumber"


Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Hydrogen in the news in County Durham......

A1(M) closure: Hydrogen leak shuts road in County Durham

Now if we only had a correspondant in Washington with a camera!

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

I doubt they would let anyone anywhere near it Neil.
It must be near the Chester-Le Street turn off, the Beeb says junctions 62-64 but Google places 62 near Grantham
Other sources disagree.
ITV news says it was five hours ago so all done and dusted by now I expect. Haven't noticed any heliclopters either.

[mickthemaverick]

I've heard some excuses in my time Steve, However as Mr Cherry said "Hydrogen is quite a volatile gas in air." I wouldn't want to see an FCF stalwart doing an impersonation of the Hindenberg!!

[myglaren]

Would likely get shot for approaching it.

Many years ago I was dragged in to doing the photography in and around Whitby for the Northern Echo and would have been straight in there.
Less enthusiasm now.

[RichardW]

It was probably on fire already.... hydrogen has some odd characteristics in that it heats up as it expands (whereas most gasses cool) and it has a very low ignition energy (although a very high auto ignition temperature) - these combine to mean that hydrogen leaks often ignite by themselves - although the flames are invisible! I suspect they just left it to burn off.

[NewcastleFalcon]

Anyone want to join the Wet Wood Police force?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... ions-work

REgards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

https://www.autotorque.news/latest-news ... chnology/

If you click on the latest new tab there's some more interesting stories including one about a cat converter thief.