The Waterline Live - Connecting to COP26 Marketing Humber

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:


Project Development Engineer at VPI Immingham.
Over 25yrs Experience in the Power Industry.​
Experienced professional with a broad range of skills and experience within the Power Generation sector including Safety, Management, Commercial, Operations and Engineering.​
Experienced in leading the safe, reliable and efficient operational performance of assets to provide maximum flexibility and optimise commercial opportunities.​
Current projects are focussing on the energy transition including a large scale decarbonisation project at VPI Immingham; Humber Zero, this is a large scale post combustion capture project for both power and industry and future hydrogen production and utilisation technology.

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.