SSE Thermal is working with the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), membership organisation CATCH, and seven other businesses, to develop a comprehensive plan for the decarbonisation of the Humber region that will include carbon capture and hydrogen technologies.
Called the Humber Cluster Plan, the study will illustrate how the Humber region can achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, potentially making it the first industrial cluster globally to do so.
The organisations have already submitted a joint funding proposal for the plan to Innovate UK as part of the Government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Fund scheme. If successful, the plan will act as a roadmap for large-scale decarbonisation, mapping out how carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen infrastructure can be scaled up over time.
“We know the Humber has the potential to lead the way in the UK’s transition to net-zero, and it’s crucial that we’re working across the various industries in the region to turn this vision into a reality,” said Stephen Wheeler, Managing Director of SSE Thermal.
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