Scottish Power collaborates on Glasgow-based green hydrogen production hub Posted on: April 13th, 2021 Scottish Power has outlined its vision for a major green hydrogen production hub on the outskirts of Glasgow, which will include the UK’s largest electrolyser.The energy company has submitted a planning application for the 20MW low carbon fuel-producing unit plus a combined solar (40MW) and battery energy storage scheme (50MW) to help power the electrolyser. It will be located close to the company’s Whitelee windfarm on the outskirts of the city. [emaillocker id=”71749″]The scheme, which aims to supply hydrogen to the commercial market before 2023, marks an important step for the companies involved. Scottish Power has joined forces with BOC and ITM Power on the project, which will be the first as part of their ‘Green Hydrogen For Scotland’ partnership agreement, which was announced last September.Barry Carruthers, ScottishPower’s Hydrogen Director, said: “With all eyes set to be on Glasgow later this year as the city hosts the UN’s 26th climate change conference, it’s fantastic to be making this next important step towards delivering green hydrogen for Glasgow.“Whitelee keeps breaking barriers, first the UK’s largest onshore windfarm, and soon to be home to the UK’s largest electrolyser. The site has played a vital role in helping the UK to decarbonise and we look forward to delivering another vital form of zero carbon energy generation at the site to help Glasgow and Scotland achieve their net zero goals.”The proposed project will be led by ScottishPower but engineered and operated by BOC, using wind and solar power produced by ScottishPower Renewables, and incorporating the electrolyser, delivered by ITM Power.Green hydrogen is a zero carbon energy source which can be used by industries and companies and gets its name from the green power source, normally wind or solar, used to power an electrolyser to split water into its core elements; hydrogen and oxygen gas. The hydrogen can then be stored and transported for use as needed.A 20MW electrolyser should be able to produce up to eight tonnes of green hydrogen per day, roughly equivalent to fuelling more than 550 buses to travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh and back again each day.Graham Cooley CEO of ITM Power, said: “This is an exciting milestone based on market development for green hydrogen for the city of Glasgow, that will see the UK’s largest electrolyser deployment to date being realised in Scotland.”Mark Griffin, Hydrogen Market Development Manager for Clean Fuels at BOC, added: “The scale of this project demonstrates the growing demand for clean hydrogen and as a member of the Green Hydrogen for Scotland partnership, we’re delighted to bring our hydrogen mobility and refuelling project expertise to help deliver a ground-breaking facility in Glasgow.”ScottishPower expects a decision on the planning application in autumn 2021. [/emaillocker]