The project aims to produce enough hydrogen to supply 25 buses a day
BP progresses Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub
Joint venture with city council plans to start up 800kg/d green hydrogen plant and refuelling station by 2024
BP Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy—a joint venture between BP and local government body Aberdeen City Council—has submitted a planning application for an integrated green hydrogen and vehicle refuelling hub. The first phase of the project will use electricity from a planned solar farm to produce 800kg/d of hydrogen, enough to fuel 25 buses a day as well as a range of public and private vehicles. BP Aberdeen Hydrogen Energy aims to bring the first phase online by March next year, with future phases scaling up production to supply rail, trucks and marine transport, as well as hydrogen for heating and potentially export. 800kg/d – Planned production capacity of Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub The facili
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