Hydrogen power from region in construction first

HYDROGEN generators made in Newcastle are to be part of the largest ever use of green hydrogen on a British construction project.

- GRAEME WHITFIELD

The Lower Thames Crossing - a £10bn project that will create a tunnel under the Thames between Thurrock and Gravesham - has signed a deal with hydrogen firm GeoPura to use hydrogen as a power source on the project.

The scheme is aiming to be the first major infrastructure project in the UK to operate on a carbon neutral basis, and will use hydrogen, electric and other low-carbon fuels to replace diesel and reduce emissions.