Net Zero Methane Hub

The Net Zero Methane Hub’s vision is to build a new business ecosystem in Cornwall to encourage reduction of methane emissions through capture and use

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Coordinated by IFEAA, the Hub focuses on five core activities:

  • Initiate a supply chain of net zero methane producers and users sharing the latest research and showcasing methane capture technology.
  • Identify innovation and research needs for methane capture and use technology, growing new research and development collaborations.
  • Grow finance opportunities formethane capture and use technology, linking with the finance community to encourage investment.
  • Support skills development by highlighting higher and further education needs. Visit local schools and engage with communities to grow understanding of the approach.
  • Share Hub outcomes with local and national policymakers to support evidence-based policy, host a Net Zero Methane Hub Conference in Cornwall.

Cllr Louis Gardner, Cornwall Council portfolio holder for economy, said:

“ Investments in green energy technology and new infrastructure are central to our Good Growth ambitions. Shared Prosperity Funding for the Net Zero Methane Hub will facilitate a step change in the adoption of technology for methane capture and use.  It will help grow high-quality, well-paid job opportunities for residents, as well as accelerate progress towards Net Zero.”

Former Environment Secretary and Chair of IFEAA, George Eustice said:

“ I am delighted that Cornwall Council has seen the value in this project. Many of the solutions to the environmental challenges we face require us to complete natural lifecycles.  We need to start seeing wastes as a resource to be harnessed.”

Cornwall is at the heart of new technologies that can capture and use methane from farms

This reduces methane emissions, displaces conventional fuels like diesel and creates a significant additional income for farmers.”

The Hub is funded by The UK Shared Prosperity Fund, a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperityfund-prospectus.

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This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperityfund-prospectus