Scotland targets green hydrogen exports to Germany
Plans include a £2.7b export pipeline, but country faces stiff competition from other European suppliers
Scotland is pushing ahead with a green hydrogen export strategy aimed at supplying the German market, initially by ship and ultimately via a planned pipeline linking the two countries. The Scottish government is targeting 5GW of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production by 2030 and 25GW by 2045, leveraging the country’s offshore wind resources and using excess power that would otherwise be curtailed. About 3.3mt/yr of renewable hydrogen could be produced in Scotland by 2045, of which some 2.5mt/yr could be exported, according to a government export scenario. “Scotland is ideally positioned as a key partner in meeting the hydrogen needs of Germany and the wider EU” Gee, Net Zero Tech
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