Plans for a hydrogen production facility in Aberdeen could move forward next week, as the search for a company to run the multi-million-pound plant is stepped up.
The green energy source is viewed as a key part of city’s net zero carbon future, beyond the current reliance on the oil and gas industry.
Earlier this week, council co-leader Jenny Laing said Aberdeen boasted a “competitive advantage” in the emerging trade, as an abundance of offshore wind would aid production of the renewable hydrogen energy.
Council officials last month invited private firms to express interest in running the facility, firstly with a view to producing hydrogen to fuel new-age, zero emission buses and council vehicles.
But eventually there is hope it could be used to heat city homes and be exported to other parts of the UK and Europe.
Talks on Aberdeen’s fledgling hydrogen industry could advance next week
