We hope you're having a great start to the month.
It's been a busy month here at MapStand. We're excited to share our latest REACT updates alongside our exciting ESRI partnership and a deep dive into trends, leaders, and gaps in the UK's hydrogen market.
Our REACT Project is progressing nicely 🌏
This month our project partners from Olsights came down to sunny Sheffield for an in-person REACT workshop.
Bringing both teams into the same room created the perfect environment for discussion, creative thinking, and clear planning. The workshop wasn’t just about catching up in person—it was about aligning our goals and sharpening our shared vision for the REACT project.
It was an energising, collaborative day and we're already looking forward to the next one.
We also spent a few days in Glasgow with the SSEN Transmission innovation and system planning teams reviewing the latest distilled REACT Project Use Cases.
We discussed the features already built for Release 1 (base foundational tool for interactively exploring connection schemes) and the proposed Release 2 workflows (essential interactive planning insights where no effective tools currently exist).
It was fantastic to get everyone together to give in-person feedback and discuss the next stages of this exciting project.
MapStand + Esri Partnership: Unlocking New Geospatial Capabilities
Our partnership with Esri is opening up new geospatial possibilities for the energy sector. By integrating MapStand’s global energy datasets with ArcGIS Online (AGOL), we're bringing real-time, interactive energy intelligence to a single, seamless platform.
This collaboration allows clients to leverage advanced mapping, powerful spatial analysis, and enhanced visualisations—all within the Esri ecosystem.
Whether it’s renewable energy project development, oil & gas infrastructure, or decarbonisation initiatives, MapStand and Esri empower smarter decisions, streamlined workflows, and enhanced collaboration 🤝
Read the full blog here
HAR2 Shortlist Decoded: Trends, Leaders, and Gaps in the UK's Hydrogen Market
As the UK ramps up efforts to hit its net-zero targets, green hydrogen is fast becoming a critical pillar of the country's clean energy strategy. At the heart of this shift is the government’s Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR ) programme — a series of competitive funding rounds designed to jumpstart low-carbon hydrogen production and scale a domestic market at pace.These funding rounds are vital because they provide long-term revenue support through the Hydrogen Production Business Model (HPBM), giving developers the financial certainty needed to invest in infrastructure, create jobs, and decarbonize heavy industry, transport, and energy systems.
Read the full blog here
If you'd like to discuss how we can support you with projects in 2025 and beyond, we'd love to hear from you. You can contact us here.
Thanks for reading. Speak to you soon!
Francis and the MapStand team