'Green' hydrogen hub proposed for Inverness
The new hub has been proposed for a former gas holder facility in Inverness
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A "green" hydrogen hub has been proposed for Inverness.
Renewable energy business H2 Green and gas distribution company SGN have agreed a deal to develop the project.
The hub has been proposed for a former gas holder site.
The hydrogen would be used to fuel HGVs.
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A site for producing, storing and distributing "green" hydrogen has been proposed for Inverness.
Developer H2 Green has signed a deal with gas distribution company SGN to create the hub at a former gas holder facility on Harbour Road.
The companies said the site could produce eight tonnes of hydrogen per day, enough day's fuel for 800 HGVs.
They said the hub could have the capacity to reduce carbon emissions by 30,000 tonnes per year.
Inverness is to be the first of 21 SGN sites across Scotland and England to be developed as a hydrogen hub.
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The developers said the hydrogen generation could also provide zero-carbon heat and medical-grade oxygen for hospitals, fish farms and water treatment works in the area.
Making hydrogen involves using a system called an electrolyser, which breaks water into hydrogen and oxygen.
The process requires large amounts of power. To make the hydrogen "green" - environmentally-friendly - the electricity needed is usually generated by wind or solar farms.
Similar projects have been proposed for the Western Isles and on the Cromarty Firth in the Highlands.