Aberdeen City Council Hydrogen Hub Plan

Aberdeen City Council reveals plans to build hydrogen production facility to provide 'green' fuel supply for transport, homes and businesses.

18:59 02 July 2021

Aberdeen City Council has announced plans to build on its existing hydrogen infrastructure and transport project by building its own hydrogen hub. The scheme aims to provide a truly 'green' fuel supply for transport, homes and businesses. 

 

The council is now searching for a partner as it builds on a market engagement exercise conducted last year where respondents expressed their interest in investing in a commercial-scale hydrogen production facility. 

 

Aberdeen City Council leader Cllr Jenny Laing said: ‘Aberdeen is already recognised as a pioneering hydrogen city and creating this strategic partnership will be a crucial step in realising our ambitions for Aberdeen to become a global leader in hydrogen.

 

‘Our city is renowned for its innovative thinking, entrepreneurial approach and energy expertise and developing the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub is an important next step in our plan to create long-term, green economic growth in the city and deliver Aberdeen’s Net Zero Vision.

 

‘Over the past five years, Aberdeen has established itself as a centre of excellence for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Taking the energy expertise, experience and infrastructure already in place in Aberdeen, the city has successfully implemented large scale hydrogen projects laying the foundations for more to follow. At the City Region level, there is an opportunity to expand into large scale upstream production and supply for both domestic and export markets through the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub concept.

 

‘The Hub will capitalise on Aberdeen’s leading role as a pioneering hydrogen city and create a springboard for economic growth, future investment, technology development and job creation across the region.’