Redcar hydrogen trial scrapped by government

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Redcar hydrogen trial scrapped by government

In a written statement to the Commons, the secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Claire Coutinho, said the proposed trial could not go

In a written statement to the Commons, the secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Claire Coutinho, said the proposed trial could not go ahead “as designed” because the “main source of hydrogen supply” would not be available.

“As such, the government is not in a position to provide support for the trial,” she said.

In the same announcement, Ms Coutinho said the government was backing 11 projects across the UK to produce green hydrogen, through a process known as electrolysis.

She confirmed suppliers would receive a guaranteed price from the government for the clean energy they supply.

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