Worthing Crematorium to switch fossil gas for green hydrogen in 'world first' trial

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Worthing Crematorium

Government-supported Worthing HyCrem project to switch one of site's three cremators from fossil gas to green hydrogen for four week trial period

Worthing Crematorium is to switch from using fossil gas to green hydrogen to power one of its three cremators as part of a "world first" trial announced last week. The four-week trial, which is being...

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