BP has withdrawn its application for major hydrogen plant in Teesside.

H2Teesside would have been one of the largest blue hydrogen plants in the UK but following a dispute over the best use of the site, the company has backed away from the project. The owners of the actual site, South Tees Group, had also looked at building a data centre, potentially the largest data centre in Europe, and proceeded with an application. Amid the confusion, BP decided to ditch its own plans.

BP will continue with some other projects in Teesside, including its part in Net Zero Teesside Power and the Northern Endurance Partnership, but the decision will be a blow to the push for net-zero.

The government, that could have intervened, did not, indeed it seems to be an indication od something of a split between DESNZ and the Prime Minister, with Downing Street backing the data centre and the area as an AI Growth Zone.

The H2Teesside scheme had been slated to deliver more than 1GW of clean energy.

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