Scottish government awards $4.5m to eleven hydrogen projects

The Scottish government has announced £3.4 million ($4.5 million) in funding to develop the green hydrogen economy.

The funding will be provided to eleven projects with the aim of accelerating supply chain development, as well as development of transport and storage infrastructure.

• European Marine Energy Centre, Sustainable Fuels Orkney, £375,000 ($500,000);
• Green Cat Hydrogen Ltd., Creca Hydrogen Facility, £490,088 ($653,000);
• Green Cat Hydrogen Ltd. Strathallan Hydrogen, £320,549 ($427,000);
• Green Cat Hydrogen Ltd., Binn Ecopark Hydrogen, £258,478 ($344,000);
• Protium Green Solutions Protium Lanark - Hydrogen Island, £450,619 ($600,000);
• SSE Hydrogen Developments, Peterhead 1&2 Hydrogen, £162,600 ($217,000);
• Statkraft Hydrogen UK Holding Ltd, Shetland Hydrogen Project 2 Pre-FEED, £270,500 ($217,000);
• Storegga Hydrogen (Cromarty), Cromarty Hydrogen Phase 2, Longman, £238,400 ($318,000);
• Storegga Hydrogen (Cromarty), Cromarty Hydrogen Phase 2, Muir of Ord Highland, £290,155 (387,000);
• Glacier Energy, Feasibility and Industrial Research, £382,000 ($509,000);
• Hydrasun, Standardised Tube Trailer Industrial Hydrogen Offtaker Panels Multiple: Aberdeen City; Glasgow City; Highland, £147,122 ($196,000).

Acting Net Zero cabinet secretary Gillian Martin commented: “Hydrogen stands as a critical pillar of Scotland’s route to net zero by 2045, but also, alongside the development of our offshore wind capacity, as one of Scotland’s greatest industrial opportunities since the discovery of oil and gas in the North Sea.

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“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 resources.”

In September 2024 the Scottish Government invited projects to apply for funding. From the applicants, 18 were asked to submit full applications, and from those the 11 successful projects were selected.

The funding forms part of the Scottish government's five-year Hydrogen Action Plan, which was published in December 2022. The plan aims to develop the region's hydrogen economy with the goals of reducing Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions and supporting job growth and economic development.