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BP has officially yeeted its Teesside hydrogen plans into the industrial void, choosing to fold quietly rather than wrestle with the ghost of Ed Miliband’s net zero ambitions. The reason? A colossal AI data centre, rubber-stamped by Labour’s own Redcar and Cleveland council, is moving in like a digital Godzilla — flattening what was meant to be a flagship green project before it even broke ground.

🤖 Silicon vs. Hydrogen: The Cage Match Nobody Asked For

Let’s get this straight: on one side, you’ve got BP trying to launch a “blue” hydrogen plant to meet 10% of the UK’s clean power goals by 2030. On the other, Labour’s shiny new AI Growth Zone — a data centre so power-hungry it might actually start consuming lesser tech firms for energy.

The land? Overlapping.

The vibe? Dysfunctional.

The outcome? A hydrogen project ghosted harder than a Hinge match who found out you still use Hotmail.

And Ed Miliband? Well, the poor Energy Secretary has now watched yet another green initiative swirl down the drain, as Business Secretary Peter Kyle reportedly considered legal action to stop him approving it. Who needs climate denial when you have intra-party sabotage?

This was supposed to be a beacon of the UK’s transition to clean energy. Instead, it’s a game of SimCity played by a group of ministers who don’t seem to realize two megaprojects can’t occupy the same 3D space. Maybe next time, check the Google Maps coordinates before making billion-pound pledges?

BP, for its part, acted like someone trying to break up politely, citing “material changes in circumstances” — aka, “you gave our house to someone else.” And let’s not ignore the elephant-sized energy load: this AI zone will guzzle more electricity than a thousand crypto bros mining Dogecoin in their mum’s garage. How sustainable.

🔥 Challenges 🔥

How does this even happen? Are we seriously playing musical chairs with the climate agenda now? 🤯 Is AI really more important than clean power? Or is this just another case of big promises, zero delivery, and a political tug-of-war that leaves actual progress gasping for air?

💬 Tell us what you think in the blog comments. Should hydrogen have been sacrificed for AI? Or is this just another shiny distraction dressed up as innovation?

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