Moorside Clean Energy Hub: Firms tout nuclear and hydrogen plan for Cumbria

Michael Holder
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Coalition including EDF, construction firms and trade unions sets out vision for new 3.2GW nuclear station linked with renewables and hydrogen production

Plans for a low carbon energy hub in south Cumbria that would link together a new 3.2GW nuclear power station with renewables projects and hydrogen production plants are being touted by a clutch of major...

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