The company has made the plans after forming a long-term business relationship with American design and manufacturing company Fusion One.
In addition to Rotherham, Newton Hydrogen Limited hopes to have another 6 plants in the UK, which will have the capacity to produce 70mwh of hydrogen every day.
Commenting on the plans, a spokesman for Newton Hydrogen Ltd told the Grantham Journal:
“The plant is fully self-sufficient producing all it owns parasitic load, requiring no fossil fuel to function, meaning ZERO carbon produced hydrogen fuel. The plant also diverts 10,500 tons of waste plastic from landfill each year. Operation of the plant is carried out by 35 full time skilled engineers, electricians and managers. The plant will employ five apprenticeships for local school leavers every five years teaching engineering, electrical and hydrogen based skills for the future of hydrogen production in the UK.”
It is said that the hydrogen produced at the plant will be used by the road haulage sector among other industries.
Once up and running, the facility will be Europe’s first zero carbon plant to convert waste plastic into hydrogen fuel.
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