Humber to Demonstrate Industrial Transition Readiness at Reset Connect North

Up to £44bn in private capital is positioned for deployment across hydrogen, carbon capture and offshore wind developments in Humber, subject to national infrastructure decisions in 2026. Those decisions, including hydrogen transport and storage allocation and carbon capture progression, will determine whether projects move from planning into delivery. 

Reset Connect North brings together investors, policymakers and business leaders focused on sustainable growth. Against that backdrop, Humber will demonstrate the concentration of assets, industrial demand and collaboration that underpin its transition plans. 

Humber is home to one of the UK’s most carbon-intensive industrial clusters and plays a central role in national energy security. The region has access to 66% of the UK’s licensed carbon storage capacity, plans capable of delivering up to 50% of low-carbon hydrogen ambition, and an established offshore wind base supporting thousands of skilled jobs. 

Richard Gwilliam, Chair, Humber Energy Board, said:  

“2026 is a crucial year if we are to re-energise the Humber. The region stands ready to deliver industrial decarbonisation, with mature projects on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen production, transport and storage, and expansion of offshore wind capacity – all fundamental to the future of industry, energy resilience, and job security in this region. Proposals are advanced, private capital is aligned and industrial demand is established. We are at a critical juncture for the region’s economic, social, and industrial future, and now need to see the national decisions will allow delivery at pace.” 

Alongside this, Future Humber will position the energy transition within the broader context of regional growth, skills and long-term economic resilience. As the organisation championing place for the region, Future Humber will ensure that infrastructure scale is understood alongside its impact on communities and supply chains. 

Paige McGowan, Head of Marketing & Communications at Future Humber, said: 

“Humber’s energy transition is not an abstract ambition. It is investment aligned to real projects, real supply chains and real people. Reset Connect North provides an opportunity to present Humber as a region that is coordinated, mature and ready to deliver. Future Humber’s role is to ensure that the economic opportunity, the workforce impact and the long-term growth story are as visible as the infrastructure itself.” 

The joint presence reflects continued alignment between Humber Energy Board and Future Humber to ensure infrastructure delivery, policy engagement and place promotion operate in step. 

Humber’s presence at Reset Connect North also reflects its commitment to collaboration across the wider North of England. Industrial decarbonisation and clean growth are not isolated regional ambitions; they form part of a broader Northern opportunity. Humber continues to work alongside partners including West Yorkshire Combined Authority and other regional stakeholders to ensure infrastructure development, supply chain growth and skills investment strengthen the wider Northern economy as well as its own. 

With 2026 set to shape the next phase of hydrogen and carbon capture deployment in the UK, Humber will use Reset Connect North to demonstrate both the scale of opportunity and the readiness to move.