TEES AND HUMBER TO SHARE £ 1 BILLION NET ZERO POT
Teesside has been selected as the premier net zero project to lead the UK ’ s net zero ambitions – sharing a pot of £ 1bn .
Net Zero Teesside ( NZT ), to be based at Teesworks , will now receive a share of the Carbon Capture and Storage ( CCS ) Infrastructure fund to create the country ’ s first decarbonised industrial cluster in the region .
The East Coast Cluster is a partnership between NZT , the Northern Endurance Partnership ( NEP ) and Zero Carbon Humber .
It stands ready to remove 50 per cent of the UK ’ s industrial cluster CO2 emissions and supports the UK ’ s target of net zero emissions by 2050 .
NZT Power is a new gas-fired power plant that uses carbon capture , utilisation and storage ( CCUS ) technologies in collaboration with the NEP to develop the common infrastructure needed to transport CO2 from industrial plants across Teesside to secure offshore storage in the Endurance aquifer in the Southern North Sea .
The project , as part of the ECC , is set to create more than 25,000 jobs by 2050 and bring on average £ 2bn in GVA .
Construction for the schemes is expected to create more than 9,000 direct jobs alone .
Along with creating thousands of goodquality , well-paid jobs during construction and operation , Net Zero Teesside is also essential for safeguarding thousands of jobs in Teesside ’ s chemicals and processing industries .
“ Make no mistake , Teesside is now the go-to place to develop green and clean technologies of the future ,” said Tees mayor Ben Houchen .
The NZT Power plant is being delivered by a consortium led by bp and recently both Kellas and bp have announced blue hydrogen production facilities across Teesside .
Zero-emission tourer checks in at Rockliffe Hall
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new Mercedes-Benz boasting firstclass environmental credentials is now providing five-star travel for guests of luxury golf and spa hotel
Rockliffe Hall .
The fully electric eVito Tourer SELECT carries passengers and their luggage around the resort grounds , near Darlington , as well as ferrying them to and from local transport hubs .
Supplied by Stockton firm North-East Dealer Bell Truck and Van , and the subject of a finance agreement with Middlesbroughbased Advanced Vehicle Leasing , the new vehicle is from the latest eVito Tourer generation .
It boasts a potential range of 217-221 miles ( combined WLTP ), and the battery can be restored to 80 per cent of full capacity in as little as 40 minutes .
Green machine – Rockliffe Hall is now using the stylish , fully electric Mercedes-Benz eVito Tourer for guests .
Investment – Teesside is set for a share of £ 1bn net zero cash .
Rockliffe Hall managing director Jason Adams said : “ The eVito Tourer offers the ideal combination of attributes for our requirements .
“ Its comfort and style , as well as the brand image of Mercedes-Benz , complement perfectly the five-star luxury of our own facilities . And , of course , our guests expect nothing less .”
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HYDROGEN JOBS The launch of the latest project to develop a low-carbon hydrogen facility in the Tees region could herald up to 1,600 jobs .
H2NorthEast , developed by energy infrastructure firm Kellas Midstream , will explore the production of up to 1GW of low carbon “ blue ” hydrogen using gas already imported through the company ’ s CATS Terminal at Seal Sands .
More than 95 per cent of the CO2 produced will be captured and transported offshore for storage via infrastructure developed by the Northern Endurance Partnership , which is planned to also serve the Net Zero Teesside Power plant at Teesworks .
£ 1.5M COATING FACILITY PD Ports has granted a new longterm lease to Diffusion Alloys at Teesport Commerce Park , allowing for the construction of a new £ 1.5m coating facility and centre for excellence .
Diffusion Alloys has occupied its current site at Teesport Commerce Park for more than 18 years and now , thanks to the new lease , is accelerating plans to build a new , 8,000-sq ft warehouse on site that will boost processing capability and create 20 new , sustainable jobs over the next two years .
RESOLUTION FOR COOK PUB Structural works to repair Middlesbrough ’ s oldest pub have been completed ahead of the building being brought to market for future use .
The Grade II * Listed Captain Cook – “ over the border ” near the Transporter Bridge – has been undergoing repair works to secure the exterior , but it will soon be brought back to life .
FLATLEY FLATTERS Teesside wellbeing entrepreneur Bethany Ainsley has announced philanthropist Michael Flatley – famous for taking Riverdance to a global audience – as patron of her latest venture .
Established in 2008 , dance initiative Nuvo Wellbeing has already reached more than 36,000 people through a wide range of dance and physical activities , which predominantly target communities in some of the most economically deprived areas of the UK .
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