Dr. Paul ConnerDr Paul Connor (Ensign Co‑I, WP4) and Dr Gavin Irvine (Ensign Researcher, WP4) from the University of St Andrews will present at Session 3: Hydrogen Transport & Storage in the SPEERI Hydrogen & Advanced Fuels webinar series on 17 June 2026 (online), led by the University of Glasgow.
This webinar session is set to deliver a comprehensive overview of hydrogen transport and storage landscape, with expert speakers presenting the latest innovations, challenges, and opportunities in the sector. Attendees will gain insight into:
The session reinforces the importance of knowledge exchange and partnership working in accelerating the transition to low-carbon energy systems.
Dr Paul Connor and Dr Gavin Irvine will be joined by:
This session will showcase innovative collaborative projects at the intersection of academia and industry in the hydrogen transport & storage landscape.
Proud to see ENSIGN and the University of St Andrews represented at All-Energy Exhibition and Conference 2026 as part of the Hydrogen Floor Show Theatre
Dr Paul Connor, University of St Andrews, (Co-I WP4 Hydrogen Sub-Digital Twin) is contributing to the broader conversation around “Hydrogen at Scale: Lessons from Scotland for a Global Transition.” on Wednesday 13th May.
Scotland continues to lead the way in hydrogen innovation, combining real world deployments with world class academic research and strong industry partnerships.
This interactive session brings together rapid fire insights from academia and industry, sharing practical lessons from Scottish projects and exploring how these experiences can inform global hydrogen strategies. Discussions will focus on the most urgent challenges facing hydrogen deployment, the innovations needed to improve usability over the next decade, and the collaborative approaches required for success.
Great to see research, digital innovation, and cross sector collaboration showcased as essential enablers of a scalable, sustainable hydrogen future — in Scotland and beyond.
The ENSIGN project is pleased to congratulate colleagues at Heriot-Watt University on their role in MaxStoreUK – Maximising the UK geological storage resource, a new EPSRC-funded project led by the British Geological Survey in collaboration with the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and The University of Manchester.
British Geological Survey – MaxStoreUK
MaxStoreUK will investigate the UK’s subsurface capacity for CO₂ and hydrogen storage, providing clear and tailored information on storage opportunities for industrial clusters to operators, regulators and policymakers. The project will build on previous IDRIC research to improve understanding of storage performance and risk, with a focus on supporting investment and policy decisions for low-carbon infrastructure.
This work closely complements ENSIGN’s ambition to develop an Integrated Energy System–Digital Twin (IES-DT) for future multi-vector energy systems. By coupling improved data and insights on subsurface storage with ENSIGN’s digital representations of electricity, heat and hydrogen networks, the combined research will help enable more robust, whole-system planning for net-zero industrial clusters.
Researchers within Work Package 5: Industrial Cluster Digital Twin, based at Heriot-Watt University, will support and coordinate the university’s contribution to MaxStoreUK, ensuring strong links between geological storage characterisation and ENSIGN’s industrial cluster models.
Together, ENSIGN and MaxStoreUK will provide decision-makers with better tools and evidence to design, test and deliver resilient, affordable and low-carbon energy and storage solutions for the UK’s industrial heartlands
