The UK government has announced a collaboration with Norway to work on green energy technology.

Under the new partnership, the two countries will work on projects to support the increase of “home-grown” energy with the aim of making Britain a leader in clean energy by 2030.

Norway has a long-standing relationship with the UK, with the country the single biggest supplier of gas to the UK after the UK continental shelf.

The government said the deal comes shortly after it signed a carbon capture usage and storage contract in the UK.

Norwegian company Equinor is playing a major role in the first projects, called the Northern Endurance Partnership and the Net Zero Teesside.

The government claims the Net Zero Teesside will provide up to one million homes with clean power from 2028.

“This Green Industrial Partnership will allow us to seize the opportunities from a new era of clean energy, driving investment into the UK and boosting jobs both now and in the future,” said prime minister Kier Starmer. “It will harness the UK’s unique potential to become a world-leader in carbon capture – from the North Sea to the coastal south – reigniting industrial heartlands and delivering on our Plan for Change.”

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