Study to assess industrial scale green hydrogen production at Flotta

The consortium – made up of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and Scottish developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) – will carry out the study on the island of Flotta in Orkney, Scotland.

Mike Hay, RIDG commercial director, said: “The production of green hydrogen is a hugely exciting opportunity for both offshore wind and the Scottish supply chain. Projects with substantial capacity factors, such as the West of Orkney Windfarm, could deliver highly competitive power to facilities like the Flotta Hydrogen Hub which could, in turn, supply demand for hydrogen both nationally and internationally.

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“We’ve therefore committed to working exclusively with our partners to investigate this opportunity thoroughly and have already completed cable routing assessments and nearshore geophysical surveys to better understand the practical aspects of project delivery.”

In a statement, OWPL said it has submitted a proposal to the Crown Estate Scotland’s offshore wind leasing round (ScotWind) to develop the so-called N1 plan option area west of Orkney. If successful, its proposal - the West of Orkney Windfarm - could deliver renewable power to a green hydrogen production facility at the Flotta Terminal, which has been in operation since 1976.