Newcastle University outlines plans for North East carbon capture hub

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Could gasification hold the key to the decarbonisation of the North East's heavy industries?

Researchers at the Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability (NIReS) are working on ambitious plans that could establish the North East as a global hub for the development of gasification and...

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