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SCOTTISH GREEN HYDROGEN by its project partner ITM Power, which

will split water into hydrogen and
SCHEME GEARS UP TO FUEL oxygen molecules.
The third company within the
partnership, BOC, specialises in
FERRIES, BUSES AND TRAINS compressing and distributing gases and
will help transport the hydrogen gas to
councils, factories and transport depots
across the country.
“Green hydrogen is something
that everyone is talking about,”
said Lindsay McQuade, Head of
Renewables at Scottish Power, “but we
wanted to do something about it. This
is a pioneering partnership which
brings together skills from all the
companies involved.”
The hydrogen gas can be used in
place of methane-rich North Sea gas to
run power plants, heavy machinery and
transport vehicles without adding to
the greenhouse gas emissions that are
accelerating the climate crisis.
Scottish Power’s first project will
be based near a new solar farm that it
plans to build near the site of the largest
HYDROGEN BUSES HAVE BEEN
TRIALLED PREVIOUSLY IN onshore windfarm in the UK – Whitelee,
OTHER PARTS OF THE UK south of Glasgow. The site is also
expected to be equipped with a 'super
SCOTTISH POWER’S WIND and solar in producing and distributing the zero battery', which can store and release
farms will soon help produce green carbon gas. Hydrogen is expected to clean electricity when it is needed.
hydrogen to run buses, ferries and even play a major role in helping the UK to The plans are expected to be
trains as part of a pioneering strategic meet its climate targets, according to replicated across the country using
partnership to develop the UK’s nascent The Guardian. Scottish Power’s windfarms, solar
hydrogen economy. Scottish Power will use the clean panels and battery installations to
The renewable energy company, electricity generated by a major new use renewable energy when it is at its
owned by Spain’s Iberdrola, will work solar farm planned for a site near cheapest to run the electrolysers that
alongside companies that specialise Glasgow to run an electrolyser, owned create hydrogen.

OFGEM SEEKS VIEWS TO HELP DESIGN DIGITAL consultancies and charities that
provide guidance and information on
SERVICES FOR LOW CARBON HEAT SCHEMES renewable energy, biomethane, heat
pump and biomass boiler installers
and renewable trade associations can
OFGEM IS SEEKING views to help Ofgem has been named as the also participate in the research.
design user-friendly digital services intended administrator for the Ofgem states: “These research
for future low carbon heat schemes in schemes and is inviting participants sessions will focus on the design of
the UK, reports Energy Live News. to assist in the research by the digital services.
It is conducting research to capture means of interviews, workshops, “We welcome any learnings and
insights to help identify users, questionnaires and surveys. feedback from organisations or
their needs and obtain feedback It welcomes participation from individuals who have experience of
and recommendations on how the anyone with an interest in the new Ofgem’s current schemes or of their
regulator can provide excellent user schemes, including homeowners implementation. Your input will help
experience for the proposed services. and housing organisations with heat to ensure that the services meet the
It follows a consultation launched by pumps or biomass boilers installed needs of CHG and GGSS participants
BEIS earlier this year, which included on their properties, anyone previously in the years to come.”
proposals for two new schemes to engaged with Ofgem’s digital services,
incentivise the cost-effective installation homeowners looking to install renewable
of low carbon heat technologies and the technologies and small to medium and
generation of renewable heat. large organisations including hotels,
They included the Green Gas housing developers, farms, retailers,
Support Scheme (GGSS) and a Clean universities and NHS Trusts. TWO NEW SCHEMES AIM TO BOOST
Heat Grant (CHG). In addition, agencies, LOW CARBON HEAT TECHNOLOGIES

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