Blue hydrogen needs four key ingredients
Four factors are essential for success, says BP executive, who says the firm’s H2 Teesside project ticks all the boxes
Blue hydrogen projects need four key factors to be in place to succeed, according to Matt Williamson, vice-president of blue hydrogen at BP. The four are a good gas supply, a CO₂ store, regular offtake and supportive regional and national governments. “A great blue hydrogen project needs these four ingredients,” said Williamson at consultancy Wood Mackenzie’s hydrogen conference. He cites BP’s H2 Teesside as a project that ticks all of the boxes. H2 Teesside has a terminal receiving gas from the UK central North Sea and is able to store gas in the Endurance field as part of the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)—a programme led by BP to store 10mn t/yr CO₂. BP has also signed agreements wi
Also in this section
23 December 2025
Government backing and inflow of private capital point to breakthrough year for rising star of the country’s clean energy sector
19 December 2025
The hydrogen industry faces an important choice: coordinated co-evolution or patched-together piecemeal development. The way forward is integrated co-evolution, and freight corridors are a good example
10 December 2025
Project developer Meld Energy ready to accelerate 100MW project in Humber region after securing investment from energy transition arm of private equity firm Schroders Capital
9 December 2025
BP and Engie abandon large-scale green hydrogen projects in Gulf state as developers in all regions continue to struggle with lack of firm offtake






