‘Hydrogen village’ plan in Redcar abandoned after local opposition
by Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H4WS)
Government says insufficient hydrogen production available to replace home gas supplies
A plan to test the use of hydrogen to heat homes in a village in the north-east of England has been abandoned after months of strong opposition from concerned residents.
The government said the Redcar hydrogen village" scheme, which had been expected to start in 2025, wouldnot go ahead because of insufficient local hydrogen production for the trial to replace the home gas supplies with the low-carbon alternative.
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