Qatar’s QE and Shell to work on UK hydrogen projects

  • Date: 19-Oct-2021
  • Source: Argus Media
  • Sector:Real Estate
  • Country:Qatar
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Qatar’s QE and Shell to work on UK hydrogen projects

Dubai, 19 October (Argus) — State-owned Qatar Energy (QE) said today it has signed an agreement with Shell to work together on blue and green hydrogen projects in the UK.

The partners will look in particular at "integrated and scalable opportunities in key sectors where hydrogen could help decarbonise, especially around industrial cluster development and also for the transport sector, with a focus on the London metropolitan area," QE said.

The agreement adds to a sudden flurry of UK decarbonisation plans, as the country prepares to host the COP 26 summit. Energy firm Ineos yesterday said it will invest in UK green hydrogen as part of a Europe-wide plan, and the [London government today selected])https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2264969) its first two carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) cluster.