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Government body UK Research & Innovation has committed £33m to the North West hydrogen and carbon capture storage project, while consortium partners pledged a further £39m.

The Indian pharmaceutical contract manufacturing firm has leased space at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park, to serve as its first European laboratory.

Facilities at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park will open for testing next week as part of a Government drive to increase capacity by establishing dedicated laboratories across the country.

A £7m facility to produce hydrogen from non-recyclable plastics is tipped for approval next week, as Peel Environmental progresses its wider Protos energy park at Ellesmere Port.

Progressive Energy will build what it claims is the UK’s first low carbon hydrogen plant on a 160-acre site owned by Essar Oil UK, close to Stanlow refinery, with an application expected this year.

Bruntwood SciTech’s 150,000 sq ft office complex, which forms part of the firm’s £247m investment at Alderley Park, opens today.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

The University of Chester has launched the search for a development partner to deliver the £100m next phase of Thornton Science Park.

Bruntwood SciTech has agreed a three-year, £185m funding deal, using £60m to support 400,000 sq ft of development at Circle Square, and £125m to refinance other assets including Alderley Park.