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Hydrogen fuel trials under way at Unilever's Wirral factory

Hydrogen fuel is being trialled at Unilever's Wirral factory as a greener alternative to fossil fuels.

The boiler at Port Sunlight has been switched over to hydrogen from natural gas for a few weeks.

The tests are aimed at understanding the potential of powering big industrial factories with greener energy.

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19 April 2022

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