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Humber Hydrogen research cites £17bn growth case ahead of Budget
Research commissioned by the Humber Hydrogen project finds local residents in Yorkshire and the Humber support clean energy investment as a route to jobs and economic renewal. The project's backers say it could support over 54,000 construction jobs, safeguard 4,000 existing roles and generate £17 billion in economic growth, and are urging government to open competition for Britain's first hydrogen network at the Autumn Budget.
Our readCommissioned research timed to a Budget ask is advocacy, not proof of deliverability, and the real test is whether government opens the competition this project is lobbying for.
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