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HYDROGEN REFUELLING STATION AND VEHICLES LAND AT TEESSIDE AIRPORT

A refuelling station which will serve hydrogen-powered vehicles based in the Tees Valley is now up and running at Teesside International Airport as part...

BP SUBMITS GOVERNMENT BIDS OVER MAJOR CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed news that global energy company bp has today (25 January) submitted bids to government to secure support...

£4.5MILLION TO BOOST SCREEN INDUSTRIES

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is backing the region’s TV and Film production industry with a proposed £4.5million boost after the BBC pledged to...

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NET ZERO TEESSIDE TAKES MAJOR STEP FORWARD AS FIRST ENGINEERING CONTRACTS AWARDED

Net Zero Teesside Power’s carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) project has hit another major milestone today (15 December) as the first contracts for a design and development competition have been awarded to two...

Sembcorp Energy UK announces plans to build Europe’s largest battery on Teesside

Sembcorp Energy UK today announces plans to build Europe’s largest battery energy storage system to help the UK achieve its Net Zero target.   As part of Sembcorp Energy UK’s (SEUK) growing Battery Energy...

LNER COMMENCE NEW MIDDLESBROUGH TO LONDON SERVICE

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (13 December) welcomed the news that LNER have commenced its first direct train from Middlesbrough to London,...

HITACHI WINS GOVERNMENT CONTRACT FOR CUTTING-EDGE ROLLING STOCK

Mayor Ben Houchen has today (9 December) welcomed the news that the Government has awarded the contract to build the next generation of the country’s high-speed “bullet trains”...

MAYOR WELCOMES LIQUID HYDROGEN PLANE PLANS AS TEES VALLEY FIRMS LEAD FUEL RESEARCH

Mayor Ben Houchen has today (7 December) welcomed a Government-backed scheme to develop a plane powered by liquid hydrogen, as two local businesses have been awarded funding to help...

Offshore wind ship breaks records for Middlesbrough

A new offshore wind vessel broke records for the region’s offshore wind industry when it sailed into Middlesbrough. The 171-metre ship, named ‘Leonardo da...

MAYOR WELCOMES BP’S PLANS FOR NEW GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has today (29 November) welcomed the announcement by bp that it plans to bring a new large-scale green hydrogen production facility to the...

‘TRANSFORMATIVE’ TEESSIDE FREEPORT THROWS OPEN DOORS TO BUSINESS

Teesside Freeport – the UK’s first and largest freeport – has today (19 November) begun operations, unleashing its “transformative potential” on the region.  Tees Valley Mayor Ben...