Scottish green hydrogen project commissions vessel design
LH2 Europe aims to produce green hydrogen from an electrolyser in Scotland and ship it as a liquid to ports in northwest Europe
A project that aims to export liquefied hydrogen from Scotland to Germany has commissioned a design for a liquefied hydrogen tanker that would be the largest of its kind. LH2 Europe aims to produce 35,000t/yr of green hydrogen from an electrolyser in Scotland and ship it to ports in continental northwest Europe. It has signed a provisional offtake deal with one major port and is in negotiations with a supplier to provide the required renewable power from offshore wind. Negotiations with three providers of finance are also ongoing, and the developers want to reach agreements with a portfolio of three or four offtakers. The developers have completed a feasibility study and will start a full Fe
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