EVOL: Prax Lindsey woes, Hydrogen updates, and Trump in Aberdeen

This week’s Energy Voice Out Loud is hosted by Aberdeen features lead Ryan Duff, news editor Erikka Askeland, and E-FWD editor Ed Reed.

Up first, Ed discusses the situation at the Prax-owned Lindsey oil refinery at Immingham. News broke this week that there has not been a buyer found for the facility, as unions have turned up the heat in pursuit of government interventions. Although Parx's mismanagement of funds is getting the blame for this, Erikka questions whether this is the UK's refinery industry right-sizing itself.

Next up, the hydrogen hullabaloo continues. The Government has launched a consultation on blending hydrogen with natural gas in the UK's grid, and it has dished out subsidies to the winners of the first hydrogen allocation round. Westminster claims that the latter decision will put shovels in the ground and get green hydrogen projects up and running.

Finally, Ryan discusses president Donald Trump's upcoming visit to Aberdeen. Trump has said an awful lot about oil and gas and the role of renewables in the UK, but how does his track record of opposing wind farms stack up? As it turns out, not great.

To find out what our editorial team think about these stories and more, tune into Energy Voice Out Loud on your podcast platform of choice.