Britain will invest 90 million18 Feb 2020 08:15
I wonder if AFC will play a role in the 2 plants, the hydrogen revolution is building very fast now......
LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Britain will invest 90 million
pounds ($117 million) on measures to cut carbon dioxide
emissions from homes and industry, including two hydrogen
plants, the government said on Tuesday.
Britain last year became the first G7 country to set a
target to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
The country has reduced emissions from its power sector, by
increasing renewable power such as wind, but has struggled to
cut emissions in the heating and industrial sectors.
"Cleaning up emissions from industry and housing is a big
challenge but today's ... investment will set us on the right
path as we develop clean technologies like hydrogen," said Kwasi
Kwarteng, Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth.
The bulk of the money, 70 million pounds, will help fund two
low-carbon hydrogen plants, in the Mersey, in the north of
England and one near Aberdeen in Scotland, and a project to
produce hydrogen using offshore wind power.
Hydrogen is a zero emission alternative to fossil fuel. It
seen as a possible clean energy source for the future but it is
currently too expensive for widespread use.
The remaining 20 million pounds will be used to fund
projects to cut household emissions.