A net zero trial for hydrogen heating has been called off for one of two sites after protests and public resistance from homeowners, with a Minister citing that there is “no strong local support” for the project.
The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said on Tuesday that a trial will no longer take place in the Whitby area of Ellesmere Port, north west England.
Residents have been protesting the site since the trial was announced.
The new hydrogen industry is seen as key to the UK’s plan to decarbonise all sectors of the economy, a target which has been signed into law, by 2050….