Onn said: “Locating major AI and data infrastructure alongside our offshore wind and carbon capture industries will mean new investment, high-value jobs and new skills opportunities for people across Grimsby, Cleethorpes and the wider region.”
A Department for Science, Innovation and Technology spokesperson said: “AI Growth Zones will transform local communities, delivering billions in investment and thousands of new jobs to give working people a real stake in our AI-powered future.
“There have been more than 200 expressions of interest from across the country to host potential sites and we’re naturally working closely with many of them to identify the most promising to take forward.”
The spokesperson added sites would be moved forward “as soon as they are ready” and further announcements would follow “in due course”.