Published:
5:43 PM January 25, 2021
Updated:
3:42 PM January 26, 2021
A new nuclear power station planned for the Suffolk coast is keen to be seen as green
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Harnessing hydrogen and filtering ambient air to remove carbon are among the ideas to make a new nuclear plant planned for Suffolk as green as possible.
Local companies which want to tap into opportunities for contracts at the proposed new Sizewell C project, near Leiston, were told of ambitious plans to kick-start the hydrogen economy - and develop a low carbon energy hub around the plant - as they attended a supply chain event.
Published:
5:43 PM January 25, 2021
Updated:
3:42 PM January 26, 2021
A new nuclear power station planned for the Suffolk coast is keen to be seen as green
- Credit: Google Maps
Harnessing hydrogen and filtering ambient air to remove carbon are among the ideas to make a new nuclear plant planned for Suffolk as green as possible.
Local companies which want to tap into opportunities for contracts at the proposed new Sizewell C project, near Leiston, were told of ambitious plans to kick-start the hydrogen economy - and develop a low carbon energy hub around the plant - as they attended a supply chain event.
And already Fightback East has garnered political support.
Waveney MP Peter Aldous, also the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the East of England, has thrown his weight behind the campaign which he said he backed “entirely”.
“Quite frankly you have to bang on as much as possible and shout as much as possible,” he said. “One of the largest infrastructure projects in the world is due to take place at Sizewell. The key there is to harness as much of those opportunities as possible for local people and local businesses.”
The Fightback East manifesto
- Credit: Archant
Other infrastructure projects included the Lake Lothing third crossing in Lowestoft and new offshore wind turbine farms but opportunities to retrain oil and gas workers for the new “green” jobs was key, he added.
And already Fightback East has garnered political support.
Waveney MP Peter Aldous, also the chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the East of England, has thrown his weight behind the campaign which he said he backed “entirely”.
“Quite frankly you have to bang on as much as possible and shout as much as possible,” he said. “One of the largest infrastructure projects in the world is due to take place at Sizewell. The key there is to harness as much of those opportunities as possible for local people and local businesses.”
The Fightback East manifesto
- Credit: Archant
Other infrastructure projects included the Lake Lothing third crossing in Lowestoft and new offshore wind turbine farms but opportunities to retrain oil and gas workers for the new “green” jobs was key, he added.