Scottish-based renewable energy company GreenPower has received approval from Argyll and Bute Council to commence the production of green hydrogen on Scotland’s west coast.
The company now plans to construct a production and distribution centre at the Glenshellach Industrial Estate in Oban, with the aim to assist distilleries and fish farms transition away from fossil fuels.
The hydrogen producer is further investigating potential fuel production at the proposed Barachander Wind Farm, which is the sister project to the Carraig Gheal Wind Farm, a 20-turbine project operated by GreenPower in west Argyll.
The green hydrogen project, expected to commence operations by the end of 2025, could potentially distribute the fuel nationwide.
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Paul Minto, director of green hydrogen at GreenPower, said: “With this planning consent for the Argyll Hydrogen Hub we are putting Oban on the UK green hydrogen map.
“In Argyll there are several sectors currently dependent on fossil fuels where fuel-switching could radically reduce carbon emissions, and where jobs can be created through local production and use of green hydrogen.
“There is significant potential to decarbonise the transport sector including buses and coaches, HGVs serving distilleries, fish farms, forestry operations, refuse collection vehicles, and to fuel ferries, planes and trains.”
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