UK firms tout plans for £6.5bn industrial green hydrogen 'mega-project'

Michael Holder
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Centrica, ITM Power, JCB, Johnson Matthey, National Gas, Wrightbus, and HydraB Power join project to deliver 1GW of UK hydrogen production capacity by 2030

A group of major energy and manufacturing firms have announced plans to join forces on a £6.5bn "clean hydrogen mega-project", which aims to scale up 1GW of green hydrogen production capacity in support...

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