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FEATURES

November 2018

16-18 DIGGING UP BRITAIN
Unintentionally striking a pipeline can cause life-changing injuries
The Hy4Heat Programme
to contractors, therefore the industry has a duty of care to
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Heating and cooling UK homes is about
The UK government has a 2050 target
Carbon Dioxide is contributing to
better protect those working on the frontline, explains Richard 4 80% of homes use natural gas (methane). 5 BEIS (Department for Business, Energy &
Industrial Strategy) is looking at ways of
half all energy consumption and a third
When used for heating and cooking, this
climate change and global warming
to reduce carbon emissions by 80% of
1990 levels
of carbon emissions
decarbonising heat. One of the options is
releases water and carbon dioxide
replacing methane with hydrogen
Broome, Managing Director at LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD)
HYDROGEN
20-22 TORQUE OF THE TOWN METHANE METHANE
GAS
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defining a hydrogen quality standard...
Dr Lorenzo Grande, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx,
GAS
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looks at the potential for hydrogen-powered vehicles as the 7 BEIS is considering everything: from how 6 Hydrogen, when converted to heat
through to how much a change might cost
Hy4Heat is part of this work – and is a
group of industry partners and experts...
hydrogen could be produced sustainably,
releases no carbon dioxide
in bulk, with minimal carbon emissions...
automotive industry gears towards green solutions
HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN
24-25 DEMONSTRATING HYDROGEN FOR HEAT 14 and planning in the future to possibly change
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developing appliances for use with
hydrogen gas...
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and testing them to make sure they’re
Creating demonstrations and getting
safe, reliable and convenient
a whole community to using hydrogen
people’s feedback...
Arup’s Heidi Genoni explains the aims of the government’s £25
million hydrogen research project, Hy4Heat, and how businesses
and individuals can get involved in this important piece of work
HYDROGEN
26-27 HY HOPES FOR THE FUTURE
Dr Stuart Hawksworth, Head of HSE’s Centre for Energy, asks
whether hydrogen can satisfy the rising demand for safe, clean
and sustainable energy while meeting carbon emission
reduction targets
28-29 STAYING SHARP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Andy Compton, Director at Compton Energy Associates and
Matthew Brown, energy lawyer at LexisNexis, examine the
opportunities and challenges presented to the energy sector by
the new age of digitalisation
30-31 GROW YOUR OWN ENGINEERS AND
TECHNICIANS
Peter Amos, IGEM Young Person Network Immediate Past Chair
2017-18, wants you to invest in the next generation of engineers
for the benefit of your business

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