Sir Keir Starmer has used a speech at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan to highlight environmental projects in the UK including one in South Cumbria.
Referring to the planned green hydrogen plant for Barrow which is set to enter commercial operation next year, the Prime Minister told delegates the UK was accelerating towards Net Zero.
“With investment announced in last month’s Budget for 11 green hydrogen projects across Britain, from Bridgend to Barrow in Furness, this is good news for the people of Britain,” Sir Keir said.
The project in Barrow will initially feature a 30 megawatt electrolyser, expected to produce about 3,000 tonnes of hydrogen every year, which is enough zero-carbon energy to supply the equivalent of 10,000 homes.
The first of its kind in Cumbria, it will supply hydrogen to Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing facility.
