Project News
McDermott , KBR enter a global licensing agreement
McDermott International and KBR ( KBR ) have entered into a global licensing agreement to provide integrated solutions for KBR ’ s proprietary ammonia technologies . Ammonia produced from renewable or low-carbon sources , commonly referred to as green and blue ammonia , supports global decarbonization because it can be used to provide carbon-free fertilizers , as an energy carrier , or as a fuel . The agreement represents a compelling solution to meet the growing ammonia market which combines KBR ’ s leading technology with McDermott ’ s global execution capabilities and fabrication and modularization expertise . As part of the agreement , McDermott and KBR will jointly evaluate opportunities to provide modularized execution concepts to drive additional efficiencies tailored to the needs of green and blue ammonia projects .
Vital Energi to deliver a new heat network in Bedfordshire
The UK is set for another major heat network after a new Bedfordshire-based project received GBP 16.9M ( EUR 20.1M ) in funding from the Government ’ s Heat Networks Investment Project . Vital Energi will deliver the new project which will take waste heat from the Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility and distribute this to nearby homes and commercial buildings . The Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility is located in a former brick clay extraction pit near Stewartby and will provide a sustainable alternative to landfill as well as contribute to a more resilient , greener grid .
Vital Energi will be constructing the infrastructure which includes heat recovery equipment plus a resilience energy centre that will take heat from the Energy Recovery Facility and convert it into useable low-temperature hot water . This hot water is then distributed through a below-ground , thermally efficient district heating network . The heat network will be future-proofed for easy expansion to serve several local planned developments and could eventually be capable of delivering circa 30MW of heat to up to 12,000 homes and commercial buildings .
Renewable energy innovation boosted by £ 37m funding
Innovative biomass projects across the UK have been awarded GBP 37M in funding , as the government drives forward its plan to scale up domestic renewable energy , including from biomass . Increasing the growth of elephant grass ( miscanthus ), farming seaweed off the North Yorkshire coast , and increasing the harvesting capacity for willow are among 12 projects receiving a share of GBP 32M funding under Phase 2 of the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme , which aims to find new ways to increase biomass production in the UK . Also announced are 22 winners of the first stage of the Hydrogen BECCS programme , with GBP 5M funding to help develop innovative technologies to produce hydrogen , a clean fuel that emits only water vapour when combusted , from sustainable biomass and waste . Biomass , a sustainable plant material , can be used to produce biofuels and sustainable aviation fuels or to create chemicals for household cleaning products and bio-plastics . Biomass ’ ability to deliver at scale has already been proven , having generated 12.6 % of total UK electricity in 2020 , forming an important part of our plans to generate more home-grown power and strengthen Britain ’ s energy security .
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