Statkraft advances Scottish green ammonia project
Norwegian renewables firm secures site for 400MW project, despite strategic shift away from green hydrogen
Norwegian renewable power generator Statkraft has unveiled plans to take forward a proposed 400MW green hydrogen and ammonia project on the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Statkraft will aim to develop the Shetland project on land adjacent to the disused Scatsta Airport, which is near the existing Sullom Voe oil terminal and Shetland Gas Plant. The site has been leased from Shetland Islands Council. The company, which is Europe’s largest renewable power generator, has three windfarms on Shetland in the pre-construction phase: Mossy Hill near Lerwick, and Energy Isles and Beaw Field on Yell. “This is an exciting milestone for the potential to develop green H₂ and ammonia production in Shetlan
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