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2/Growth through Plymouth Freeport’s ‘hydrogen centrepiece’ at Langage is also questionable. The site will create hydrogen - which currently has a tiny market. Orig claims that its H2 will power shipping were always fanciful, with ammonia likely to be the (also problematic) shipping future fuel 🧵

1/Proof of ‘growth’ is hard to pin down with freeports, not least when the numbers keep shrinking. Plymouth Freeport promised 60% growth in freight through the port back in 2021/22, a figure that vanished in its subsequent business case 🧵 @rbrooks45.bsky.social @leanahosea.bsky.social