Energy infrastructure operator Statera Energy has unveiled plans to develop Kintore Hydrogen, the UK’s first utility-scale green hydrogen project, located in Aberdeenshire.
This project is designed to harness surplus renewable energy for green hydrogen production.
Once operational, Kintore Hydrogen is expected to be the largest project of its kind in Europe.
The first phase of the project will deliver 500MW of operational capacity by 2028, and when fully operational at 3GW, it could save up to 1.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
The green hydrogen produced is anticipated to help decarbonise carbon-intensive sectors, including heavy industry and flexible power generation.
Kintore Hydrogen is also expected to create approximately 3,500 jobs during construction and around 200 high-quality jobs once operational.
The project is projected to bring an economic benefit of £1 billion to the UK economy by 2035.
Tom Vernon, CEO of Statera Energy, said: “Over the coming years, the sheer volume of wind generation coming onto the system in the UK will make electrolysers critical for harnessing wind energy that would otherwise go to waste.
“Kintore Hydrogen will convert surplus wind power to green hydrogen to be used when and where it is needed most.”
