Clwyd East MP Becky Gittins (pictured) has welcomed a major clean-energy investment which will create hundreds of skilled jobs and help cut carbon emissions in North Wales.
Two world-leading carbon capture projects – including the UK’s first carbon-capture-enabled cement plant at Padeswood in Flintshire – have signed final contracts with government, unlocking construction and securing 500 clean-energy jobs across North Wales and the North West.
Backed by £9.4 billion of UK Government investment in carbon capture, the Padeswood project will remove around 800,000 tonnes of CO₂ every year, protecting skilled manufacturing jobs and helping to keep British cement competitive as the UK moves to net zero.
Becky Gittins said: “This is a huge boost for Flintshire and the wider Clwyd East economy. Padeswood will not only cut emissions on an unprecedented scale but will secure and create the kind of high-quality, long-term jobs our communities deserve.
“North Wales has the expertise and ambition to lead the clean energy revolution – and today’s announcement proves it.”
The Padeswood plant, developed by Heidelberg Materials UK, will be one of the first anchor projects within the HyNet carbon capture network, which will safely transport and store captured CO₂ under Liverpool Bay. Together with a sister project at Protos in Ellesmere Port, the two sites will remove 1.2 million tonnes of CO₂ annually, supporting 2,800 jobs across the wider HyNet cluster.
Ms Gittins added: “This is a clear sign that the UK’s transition to net zero can go hand-in-hand with the creation of good quality jobs and industrial growth right here in North Wales.”
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