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New Project Bottles Hydrogen As Cooking Gas

Professor Errol Morrison (left), president of UTECH, grabs the attention of Phillip Paulwell, minister of science, technology, energy and mining, while attending the launch of ACP/EU grant funded Solar-Hydrogen Research Project which was held at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, October 18. - Ian Allen/Photographer
Professor Errol Morrison (left), president of UTECH, grabs the attention of Phillip Paulwell, minister of science, technology, energy and mining, while attending the launch of ACP/EU grant funded Solar-Hydrogen Research Project which was held at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on Thursday, October 18. – Ian Allen/Photographer

The University of Technology Jamaica (UTech) is leading an ambitious project that harnesses energy from water and sunlight to slash the US$30-million (J$2.7b) import bill for cooking gas.

It’s the largest project of its kind in Jamaica worth