- SSE Renewables and Simens Gamesa will partner to develop green hydrogen in the UK.
- Both companies want to develop the blueprint for wind-powered hydrogen production in the country.
- The UK plans to produce 5GW of green hydrogen by 2030.
SSE Renewables and Spanish turbine producer Siemens Gamesa have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the production of green hydrogen from two onshore wind farms in Scotland and Ireland. Both companies will deploy electrolysers at the wind farms.
Under the partnership, both companies will work together to show the feasibility of green hydrogen production with wind farms to scale the development of the technology.
Both companies see hydrogen as key to the decarbonisation of the heavy industry and transport sectors. The UK has set a target of 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production by 2030.
SSE Renewables believes that its 4GW operational renewable portfolio and a development pipeline featuring over 1 GW of onshore wind and large offshore wind pipeline makes it capable of developing a green hydrogen economy in the UK. In addition, Siemens Gamesa is already part of the Brande Hydrogen pilot project in Denmark that utilises a combination of battery, wind turbine and an electrolyser to produce hydrogen.
“The revolutionary production of green hydrogen from wind energy offers a wider opportunity for markets such as Scotland and Ireland to further exploit our abundant wind resources,” adds Jim Smith, managing director of SSE Renewables.