'World's largest' fuel cell plant bags £5m EU grant

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AFC Energy secures funding to build alkaline fuel cell system at ICL’s chlor-alkaline chemical plant in Essex

Plans to build the world's largest alkaline fuel cell system at a chemical plant in Essex have taken a major step forward after the EU awarded a €6m grant to project developer, AFC Energy. The company...

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