Statera Energy intends to build a large green hydrogen facility in Kintore, Aberdeenshire.
A 3GW electrolyser project called Kintore Hydrogen will utilise excess Scottish wind energy to produce green hydrogen that will be supplied through existing gas transmission pipelines to Statera’s power plants and the UK’s most carbon-intensive industrial areas.
The UK government has declared that Kintore Hydrogen will receive 50% support for its Front End Engineering Design (FEED), planning, and consenting work through its Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) Strand 1. The first 500MW of Kintore Hydrogen’s development have received support from the government. The project will be prepared for an investment decision in 2025, with the anticipated FEED study’s completion date set for 2024. In 2030, the entire 3GW of production is anticipated.
The initiative will be extremely beneficial to the UK’s move toward net zero. It will make it possible to produce green hydrogen on-site using Scottish wind energy. As a result, there won’t be as much need for more expensive transmission system upgrades to move Scotland’s extra electricity to other regions of the UK.
The conversion of the UK’s natural gas transmission pipelines to carry a greater share of lower-carbon, green hydrogen will also complement the 3GW electrolyser project and aid in the decarbonization of the country’s energy-intensive economy. In addition to developing infrastructure of national significance, opening up private investment in the green economy, and producing highly trained local jobs, this will increase the UK’s energy security.
