Gas distribution company SGN has appointed leading engineering firm Altrad Babcock as the main works contractor for its world-first green hydrogen project H100 Fife in Scotland.
Altrad Babcock will build the hydrogen production and storage site for the project, supplying green hydrogen to homes in Levenmouth, Fife.
The awarding of the contract represents a key milestone for the development which will demonstrate how clean hydrogen can be used for cooking and heating in homes.
Up to 300 households can choose to opt-in to the H100 Fife project to be supplied with hydrogen through a new distribution network, which is due to go live in 2024.
A 7MW wind turbine, owned and operated by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in Fife Energy Park since 2016, will supply the renewable electricity for the project’s hydrogen production and storage site.
The plant will use two alkaline electrolysers totalling 5MW which can deliver up to 2093kg of green hydrogen per day. The gas will be safely stored in six purpose-built pressure vessels which will ensure supply won’t be disrupted during even the coldest weather conditions.
Altrad Babcock will be responsible for building and integrating key elements of the site, designed by global engineering consultancy Arup. This includes carrying out civil, buildings and mechanical work as well as the electrical control and instrumentation (EC&I).
SGN’s CEO Mark Wild OBE said: “We’re thrilled to have overcome the global commercial and procurement challenges facing many construction projects, and can now get on with building our production and storage site so we can deliver green hydrogen into homes for the first time. Altrad Babcock aims to begin site development in the coming months, having already started work on procurement.”