Plans to use hydrogen for heating and cooking in up to 2,000 homes in Cheshire have been scrapped after opposition from residents.
Cadent, the gas network company, and household energy supplier British Gas hoped to convert part of Whitby in Ellesmere Port into a world-first “hydrogen village” trial. The project was one of two proposals in the running as the location for the trial, along with a Northern Gas Networks project in Redcar, North Yorkshire.
However, Lord Callanan, the energy minister, said: “After listening to the views of residents, it’s clear there is no strong local support, therefore Whitby will no longer be considered as the location for the UK’s first hydrogen village trial.”
He added that “discussions with NGN re Redcar are ongoing” and it would “announce next steps shortly”.
