New plan for turning Humber's heavy industries green is launched

After years of detailed analysis, modelling and interviews, the plan was launched last week by partners including the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Drax Group, Equinor, National Grid Ventures, Centrica Storage, British Steel, VPI, SSE Thermal and Phillips 66.

The plan, highlights several key decarbonisation projects, featuring the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, the creation of a hydrogen production and distribution network, and the development of new low-carbon fuels such as biofuels.

The plan is intended to serve as a substantiated model for other industrial regions around the world, demonstrating how industries can work together to reduce their carbon emissions and contribute to achieving net zero by 2030.

James Newman OBE, Chair, Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership said: "We have worked in collaboration with our pan Humber stakeholders to ensure the Humber Industrial Cluster Plan provides a robust route map for the region's high industrial emitters by creating the evidenced options to enable them to decarbonise at pace.

“This plan, which is built on several distinct scenarios, will enable the region to accelerate its net zero ambitions whilst driving new investment, jobs and supply chain activity that will transform the region's future.”