{"id":383713,"date":"2025-06-19T11:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=383713"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:47:12","slug":"2-billion-uk-hydrogen-plant-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=383713","title":{"rendered":"\u00a32 Billion UK Hydrogen Plant\u00a0Cancelled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Telegraph brings news of the latest setback for the green scam industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The world\u2019s largest hydrogen producer has abandoned plans to build a \u00a32bn green energy factory in Britain, dealing a blow to the <\/em>Government\u2019s bid to attract foreign investment<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US-based Air Products has pulled the proposed green hydrogen project in Humberside over claims of government foot-dragging, as bosses attacked a \u201clack of commitment\u201d by ministers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Air Products first announced details of the proposed plant in Immingham three years ago, which was set to convert imported ammonia into green hydrogen and employ around 3,000 people.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, it said it was in \u201cpositive talks\u201d with ministers and officials, as it vowed to be \u201can important contributor to the Government\u2019s plans to make the UK a global leader in low-carbon hydrogen\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in a letter <\/em>seen by The Times<\/em><\/a> to Martin Vickers, Tory MP for Immingham, Air Products revealed it was walking away from the project in protest at a lack of ministerial support.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suzanne Lowe, the company\u2019s UK boss, wrote: \u201cCurrent government policy supports a number of blue and green hydrogen production processes but specifically excludes hydrogen production from imported renewable ammonia.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe decision not to open up key support measures to our hydrogen production pathway leaves us with no viable path to build and operate a large-scale hydrogen production facility in the UK.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It marks an end to the project, which appeared to have been given the go-ahead in February when planning permission for an accompanying terminal was approved.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Air Products has pulled the project just months after also exiting three green hydrogen plants in the US.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/money\/other\/hydrogen-giant-abandons-2bn-british-factory-plans-labour-refused-to-back\/ar-AA1GRxBr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s be absolutely clear about this \u2013 when they use weasel words like \u201csupport measures\u201d, what they really mean is subsidies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there was a viable market for their product, they would go ahead and build their factory anyway. The fact that they has also pulled out of hydrogen plants in the US confirms this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole thing is a giant con anyway. They use nonsensical words like \u201cgreen hydrogen\u201d, but how is their ammonia feedstock made in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only bulk production of ammonia is done via the Haber-Bosch process, which combines nitrogen and hydrogen. The only bulk source of hydrogen, of course, is steam reforming natural gas, a process that results in massive emissions of CO2!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in this upside down world of Net Zero, we make hydrogen from natural gas, emitting lots of CO2, then combine it with nitrogen in another energy intensive process to make ammonia. This is then shipped half way around the world, where in another energy intensive process the hydrogen is then split out again, so we can burn it in exactly the same way as would the natural gas in the first place!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But apparently this will save the planet. I guess even the Mad Miliband has seen through this scam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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