'We need to get our skates on': The UK hydrogen pipeline is advancing, but will government give the greenlight?

James Murray
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'We need to get our skates on': The UK hydrogen pipeline is advancing, but will government give the greenlight?

New £20m funding competition announced in same week as plans for Manchester hydrogen hub secures planning approval, but industry warns policy framework still needs to be delivered

The UK's expanding hydrogen industry received a treble boost this week, after the government launched a fresh funding competition, a flagship project secured planning approval, and a new multi-million...

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