Hydrogen action plan

Actions that will be taken over the next five years to support the development of a hydrogen economy to further our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Scotland 's energy system while ensuring a just transition.


Footnotes

1 Scottish hydrogen: assessment report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2020)

2 The Sixth Carbon Budget, The UK’s Path to Net Zero (www.theccc.org.uk) (2020)

3 Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2022)

4 Zero Emission Energy for Transport Forecasts: National | Transport Scotland (2022)

5 Scottish Government Hydrogen Policy Statement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2020)

6 Offshore wind to green hydrogen: opportunity assessment - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2020)

7 Scottish hydrogen: assessment report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2020)

8 Onshore wind - policy statement refresh 2021: consultative draft - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2021)

9 Small is considered to be <50 MW, medium 50-200 MW and large >200 MW

10 Scottish Energy Statistics Hub - Renewable Electricity Capacity (shinyapps.io); Scottish Energy Statistics Hub - Renewable Electricity Pipeline (shinyapps.io)

11 Three ScotWind Clearing project agreements confirmed - News - Crown Estate Scotland (2022)

12 Scottish hydrogen: assessment report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13 Deep decarbonisation pathways for Scottish industries: research report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2020)

14 Transport Scotland Zero Emission Mobility Industry Advisory Group Report (transport.gov.scot) (2022)

15 Assessment of electrolysers: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2022)

16 Hydrogen Production and Export Locations: Site Requirements Study (scottish-enterprise.com) (2022)

17 Zero Emission Energy for Transport Forecasts: National | Transport Scotland (2022)

18 Hydrogen transport and storage infrastructure: consultation on business model designs, regulatory arrangements, strategic planning and the role of blending (publishing.service.gov.uk) (2022)

19 RWE and SGN announce green hydrogen partnership for domestic heat in Scotland (www.rwe.com) (2022)

20 Global Hydrogen Review 2022 – Analysis - IEA (www.iea.org) (2022)

21 European Electrolyser Summit (pdf) (hydrogeneurope.eu) (2022)

22 Assessment of electrolysers: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2022)

23 Scot2Ger Development of a Green Hydrogen Supply Chain from Scotland to Germany (evaluationsonline.org.uk) (2022)

24 Growth sector statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2022)

25 A Trading Nation -a plan for growing Scotland’s exports (www.gov.scot) (2019)

26 Scotland’s Vision for Trade (www.gov.scot) (2021)

27 Scotland’s Hydrogen Investment Proposition (sdi.co.uk) (2022)

28 Cost reduction pathways of green hydrogen production in Scotland (climatexchange.org.uk) (2022)

29 Scottish Industry Directories, Green Hydrogen (directories.scot) (2019)

30 Hydrogen sector development action plan - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) (2022)

31 Hydrogen Production and Export Locations: Site Requirements Study (scottish-enterprise.com) (2022)

32 Assessment of electrolysers: report - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) (2022)

Contact

Email: hydrogeneconomy@gov.scot

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