The Knockshinnoch Green Hydrogen Hub Project in Scotland, developed by Renantis, has been awarded a government grant to create green hydrogen from wind power.
The project will be one of the first fully off-grid renewable hydrogen supply systems in the UK.
Situated in East Ayrshire, the funding award is a result of the latest round of funding from the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF).
The project will see wind turbines installed alongside a battery directly connected to an electrolyser to produce fuel-cell grade hydrogen.
The compressed hydrogen is expected to be stored on site before being transferred to mobile trailers to power transport, as well as other hydrogen applications.
Renantis aims to put communities at the forefront of this project by providing opportunities to co-invest, sharing value with them.
As the project progresses, knowledge and learnings will be shared for the benefit of the entire energy sector, the developer said.
The project is being led by global renewable energy developer and operator Renantis, with project partners Logan Energy, and Hive (a subsidiary of HyEnergy).
Once operational, the hub will supply around 160 tonnes of green hydrogen per year – enough to power around 20 12-metre buses travelling 75,000 miles per year – to be used for the country’s ever-growing zero-emission bus and truck fleets.
Saurabh Shah, head of BD UK at Renantis, said: “This flagship project is a first-of-its-kind in mainland UK, combining off-grid green hydrogen with community ownership opportunities to deliver real benefits to the territories that we operate in.
“In developing this innovative project we are taking a real lead in growing the deployment of hydrogen technology in the UK, setting a strong foundation for the replication of this concept in the UK’s drive to net zero.”