A global renewable energy firm has opened an office in Newcastle that will pave the way for a hydrogen production facility.
French firm Lhyfe, which is aiming to develop more than 90 green energy projects across Europe, is hoping to make an announcement on a production site in the North East in the next few weeks. The company, which has raised more than €100m to put its plans into reality, has a plant in France that supplies green hydrogen - a key fuel in the net zero drive - to a range of customers.
It is also developing a hydrogen rail scheme in Germany and is working with supermarket giant Lidl on a scheme to power forklift trucks with hydroden. Colin Brown, who has worked for a number of companies in the wind power sector, has been appointed UK country manager for Lhyfe.
