SSE unit, Siemens Gamesa to produce green hydrogen at Scottish wind farm

SSE PLC unit SSE Renewables Ltd. and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA plan to produce green hydrogen using renewable power from the 100-MW-plus Gordonbush Wind Farm in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands.

Under the plan, SSE Renewables will produce green hydrogen at its Gordonbush wind farm through the integration of Siemens Gamesa's Renewable Hydrogen Upgrade, which is composed of an electrolyzer and ancillary technology. The project would also include a battery energy storage system, according to a news release.

The facility would be capable of producing up to 2,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year, which can be stored and distributed to potential transport, heating and manufacturing customers. The development would include a battery storage system to store surplus power produced by the wind farm.

The project is expected to help the U.K. and Scottish governments reach their net-zero targets, as well as the U.K.'s goal of 5 GW of low carbon hydrogen production by 2030, the release said.

In 2021, SSE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa agreed to explore opportunities to produce green hydrogen on co-located onshore wind farm sites.

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