The Waterline Live - Connecting to COP26

Jonathan Levy talks with Philip Gothard, Project Development Lead, Phillips 66.

Jonathan Levy talks with Jade Fernandez - SSE Thermal's Stakeholder Manager for over a decade - playing a key role in the company's work in the Humber. She has been integral part in the development of the company’s low-carbon projects which are focused on carbon capture and hydrogen technologies. Jade leads on the engagement for all of SSE Thermal’s assets throughout their development, construction and operation. In addition, Jade serves as the main point of contact with the local community at SSE Thermal’s sites in the region, ensuring their views are represented and working to resolve any issues that emerge.

Jonathan Levy talks with Ian Livingston, Project Manager for Equinor’s low carbon activities in the UK with a focus on the Humber region. Ian co-ordinates Equinor’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge activities for Zero Carbon Humber, H2H Saltend and Humber Industrial Cluster Plan. He is a Chartered Engineer with a broad energy industry background in operations & technical leadership and project development across petrochemicals, oil & gas and gas storage and is now applying that experience to industrial decarbonisation and the energy transition.

Jonathan Levy talks with Dr William Joyce, Innovation Lead at UKRI, for a £210 million programme, the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge.  This programme is the first active funding stream as part of a wider government commitment to cut industrial emissions.  Core technologies funded through this programme include low-carbon hydrogen and carbon capture and storage.  Projects are currently in advanced stages of  development, in preparation for construction and operation later this decade.  Prior to this, Will founded an award-winning spin-out from Imperial College London.  Will holds a PhD in Chemistry from Imperial, working with the Grantham Institute for Climate Change.

Jonathan Levy talks with David Theakston,  Asset Performance Manager at VPI Immingham. Key features of his experience and responsibilities are:

Jonathan Levy talks to Beckie Hart of the CBI about the organisation establishing its first regional industrial cluster office in the Humber and the launch of the Humber 2030 Vision strategy.

In the second part of this overview of the final day of The Waterline Summit 2022, Jonathan Levy talks to panelists and delegates on Investment Zones, how they will help enhance and accelerate the delivery of freeport benefits and the links into the broader innovation agenda driving towards net-zero; Energy transition and renewables.

In the first of two episodes summarising the final day of The Waterline Summit 2022, Jonathan Levy talks to panelists and delegates about the launch of the Humber 2030 Vision, focussing on a decarbonisation investment pipeline of up to £15 billion GBP. This edition features:

Jonathan Oxley - CBI Humber Cluster

Jake Fernandez - SSE Thermal

Ian Livingston - Equinor 

David Theakston - VPI Immingham

Beckie Hart - CBI

Jonathan Levy talks with Helen Todd, Humber Strategic Manager at the Environment Agency, where she has been involved in managing tidal risk on the Humber for over 20 years. She focuses on the strategic management of tidal risk on the Humber and tidal rivers. She provides leadership to the overall Humber team and holds a key role in the development of Humber 2100+, a new strategy for managing tidal flood risk for the Humber for the next 100 years, working in partnership with local authorities and a wide range of stakeholders from around the Humber area.

Jonathan Levy talks to Emma Brown from Living with Water - a partnership between Yorkshire Water, Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Environment Agency and the University of Hull – working together to build flood resilience, develop innovative water management systems.