Energy firms unite in bid to create UK’s first hydrogen network

The bid also received support from local MPs.

Melanie Onn, MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes, said: “The Humber is the ideal place to locate the UK’s first hydrogen network, given its geology, geography and the wide range of key industries on both banks of the Humber Estuary that can benefit from its use.”

Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, said: “If the country is to take advantage of key technologies, reduce emissions, create jobs and cut bills, we need action.

“That’s why we need the government to support hydrogen infrastructure in our area and bring investment back to the Humber.”

In June, the government announced plans, external to invest more than £500m in hydrogen infrastructure in Britain’s industrial heartlands.

A DESNZ spokesperson added: “The hydrogen industry will be crucial to our mission to become a clean energy superpower.

“Our ambitious hydrogen strategy will set out our vision and clear intentions for the UK’s industry, including in the Humber, driving clean energy investment and unlocking thousands of skilled jobs up and down the country.”