The Scottish government has revealed backing for 11 projects through a £3.4 million funding package.
These projects, which include ones from the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney, Storegga Hydrogen for its Cromarty Hydrogen project, and SSE Hydrogen Developments in Shetland, will help develop green hydrogen production, improve the hydrogen supply chain and enhance hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure.
Acting Net Zero Cabinet Secretary, Gillian Martin, described hydrogen as a “critical pillar” of Scotland’s path to net zero by 2035.
Martin continued: “A just transition remains at the heart of our approach, and we are determined that no community, particularly those which have powered our economy for generations, will be left behind as we move away from burning fossil fuels towards a low carbon energy system. We are working to build a hydrogen economy in which the benefits of our energy transition are shared, and which harnesses the full potential of our skilled people, our worldclass industries, and our natural resource.”
