Hydrogen is high on the agenda for mayor election candidates across the UK

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The message emerging from the UK's May 2021 local election manifestos is 'we want hydrogen - let's get going', writes Beyond2050's Rob Dale

Some of the leading mayoral candidates for this week's local elections have made manifesto commitments to introduce hydrogen technology into their region within the next four years, should they be elected....

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