Planning application submitted for UK's first waste-to-hydrogen plant in Kent. Hydrogen Transition Energy has submitted a planning application to Kent County Council for what it says would be the UK's first waste-to-hydrogen facility. The proposed £120 million plant at Manston would process 44,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste per year using plasma gasification.

The 10-acre site would use plasma-assisted gasification to convert household and commercial waste into 7,600 tonnes of fuel cell grade hydrogen and 110,000 tonnes of liquid CO2 annually, according to HTE. The company says the project would create up to 397 jobs during construction and 96 permanent roles once operational, with a further 165 through the wider supply chain.

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