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Net Zero by 2050: 1 Plan. 2 Objectives. How green growth can build the Northern Powerhouse.

Private sector must be ‘lead player’ in building the North’s net zero economy Decarbonising the North’s industrial sector can...

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Rolls-Royce SMR facility in Sheffield to produce prototype modules

21.05.24 Rolls-Royce SMR is setting up a multi-million pound facility in Sheffield, UK, to manufacture and test prototype modules...

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West Cumbria prioritised by Rolls Royce for new nuclear development

14.11.22 Rolls-Royce SMR, supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), has successfully completed a siting assessment review into the...

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Plans for world’s largest carbon capture and storage project in Yorkshire

22.08.22 Plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility at Drax power station in North Yorkshire could soon...

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NPP and mayors call for the north to lead green Industrial Revolution

11.03.22 Our vice-chair Professor Juergen Maier CBE has joined forces with northern mayors Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Dan Jarvis...

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The North delivered almost a third of UK green investment performance in 2020, finds EY

20.10.21 The North of England attracted almost a third (29%) of the UK’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) backed cleantech...

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