Scotland has huge green hydrogen potential – Scottish Renewables
Nation must develop separate green hydrogen targets and funding pots as well as accelerate offshore wind deployment, says renewables trade body
Scotland has the potential to generate a significant amount of green hydrogen that would help it achieve its own net-zero target and allow for volumes to be sent to the rest of the UK and Europe, according to trade association Scottish Renewables (SR). A paper by the body estimates that, by 2045, Scotland could have up to 37GW of renewable generation—mostly offshore wind—producing 126TWh/yr of green hydrogen. The UK National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios forecast that at least 190TWh/yr of green hydrogen production is needed for the UK under all its net-zero scenarios, but some of this would be met by non-Scottish UK production. 126TWh/yr – Green hydrogen Scotland could produce by 204
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