More than 100 jobs will be created by a huge £7m plant to be built near Ellesmere Port, if new proposals are approved.
Plans have been submitted by Peel Environmental for the "海角视频 first" site which will convert plastic waste into hydrogen.
The firm is working in partnership with Waste2Tricity, with the facility hoped to reduce fossil fuel consumption and create jobs at the 54-hectare Protos site in Cheshire .
According to Peel, the plant will use ‘海角视频 first’ advanced thermal treatment technology developed by PowerHouse Energy Group at Thornton Science Park - next door to the Protos energy hub.
The firm said the technology could transform the way plastics are dealt with in the region, and would create 14 full-time, permanent jobs at Protos, and more than 100 during fabrication and construction.
Myles Kitcher from Peel Environmental, which is part of Peel L&P, said: "This is a great step forward towards delivering the first of many waste plastic to hydrogen facilities across the 海角视频. There is huge potential for hydrogen to replace fossil fuels in our transport system.
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"We already have hydrogen buses in Liverpool and trains being converted to hydrogen in Widnes.
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"Using waste plastic to generate a local source of hydrogen could not only help to reduce our reliance on landfill but improve local air quality with a clean and low-cost fuel for buses, HGVs and cars.”
Peel said the plant will take up to 35 tonnes of un-recyclable plastics each day, and create a local source of hydrogen which could be used to power road vehicles.
That source could then be used as a clean, low-cost fuel for buses, HGVs and cars, helping to reduce air pollution and improve air quality on local roads.
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The facility would also generate electricity which could be provided to commercial users via a microgrid at Protos - helping to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
Peel Environmental said it is looking at developing a "closed loop" solution at Protos where plastics are recycled on-site with the leftover material used to create hydrogen.
Plans have now been submitted to Cheshire West and Chester Council.
John Hall from Waste2Tricity said: “We are excited to have submitted plans for this first plant – the first in a series of developments that have the capability to make the North West a leader in moving towards clean energy and to help in achieving the Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.
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"With this plant we are recognising the importance of the low carbon distributed Hydrogen Economy and, importantly, embracing the circular economy.
"This closed-loop solution tackles the country’s problem of how to dispose of unrecyclable plastic whilst producing a clean fuel for the future. Waste2Tricity are proud to be development partners in this global first and look forward to continuing to work with Peel Environmental.”