North East Scotland Hydrogen Ambition

Aberdeen City Council helped to establish the North East Hydrogen Ambition Steering Committee. The aim of the Steering Committee is to bring together a coalition of stakeholders from both private and public sector organisations in North East Scotland who are actively working on hydrogen projects and therefore have key insights into the region’s hydrogen economy potential.
The Committee has come together to promote coordinated action on the region’s hydrogen opportunity and is looking to ensure that the strong catalogue of planned hydrogen projects becomes a reality. It comprises an independent chair, and its members include senior individuals from ACC, Energy Transition Zone Ltd, Storegga, Hydrasun, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group, Net Zero Technology Centre, North East Scotland College, Scottish Enterprise (Scotland’s national economic development agency) and Scottish Gas Network.
The Committee has created a Hydrogen Ambition Narrative for the region. The Narrative promotes the vision of the North East as a leader of low carbon hydrogen production, distribution and use. It notes the current portfolio of hydrogen projects in the region and the potential of jobs and skills development that hydrogen presents.
The Committee will contribute toward the update of Aberdeen’s Hydrogen Strategy. Parts of the document such as the region’s hydrogen demand and skills development will be incorporated into the Hydrogen Strategy.