SGN and H2 Green launch Scottish hydrogen hub plan

Due to Inverness’ location, hydrogen presents a valuable and cost-effective route for widespread decarbonisation of the wider Highland region.

SGN’s former gas holder site on Harbour Road lies between Inverness’s rail depot and industrial area and will provide green hydrogen directly to large volume anchor customers, including rail, bus, and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The hub capacity is expected to scale in the medium term to 8 tpd of hydrogen, which could service 800 HGVs per day and have the capacity to reduce carbon emissions by 30 000 tpy.

The hydrogen generation can also provide zero-carbon heat and medical-grade oxygen for hospitals, aquiculture and water treatment works in the area.

Inverness is to be the first site developed by the partners after they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in January 2021 to explore the establishment of hydrogen supply hubs across Scotland and England, with 21 SGN sites earmarked for development.

Green hydrogen is produced when an electrolyser is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. If the electrolyser is powered by a renewable source, such as solar or wind, the resulting hydrogen is green and the only byproduct is oxygen.

Ownership of the site will be transferred from SGN to H2 Green, and SGN will now prepare the site for development, including removal of the redundant gas holder, planned for 2Q22. H2 Green will lead the project including detailed engineering design, and will advance relevant consents, permits and licenses.

In November 2021, H2 Green signed a deal with Shoreham Port in Sussex, England, to develop a renewable energy hub that will remove emissions from its fleet of trucks and HGVs and be a catalyst for the wider region’s transport decarbonisation.

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/14122021/sgn-and-h2-green-launch-scottish-hydrogen-hub-plan/