Yorkshire's plans to create a wide carbon capture and storage (CCS) network have been dented after the government turned down its request to make CCS an integral part of its flagship research scheme.
Specialists in the region had requested that CCS be prioritised by one of the coalition's six new technology and innovation centres (TIC), but they were rejected, reports the Yorkshire Post.
The TICs have been engineered to link the business and academic world in order to boost the development of new technologies in key areas within Britain's economy.
Ten potential areas have been shortlisted for the TICs, which include complex systems, digital media and creative industries, future cuties, future internet systems, photonics, resource efficiency, sensor systems and smart grids.
Yorkshire is set to benefit from a new joint project from GSH Group, ENER-G and Telereal Trillium, which will lead to the construction of a combined heat and power system at the Quarry House in Leeds.