SULLOM Voe Terminal operator EnQuest plans to produce around one million tonnes of green hydrogen a year from the site in the future for use locally as well as for export to the UK, Europe and beyond. This is in linewith plans through the ORION project to turn Shetland into a clean energy island, which has industrial scale hydrogen production as a primary element. Hydrogen could be produced using wind power, and its production is a key part of the large offshore wind farms mooted for the seas around Shetland.EnQuest said that it is exploring opportunities to use excess energy produced by wind power from onshore and offshore wind farms being developed near the Sullom Voe site to produce green hydrogen. Last year the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Shetland Islands Council to work exclusively together to progress new energy and decarbonisation opportunities using the Sullom Voe Terminal site.The only wind farm currently being developed in Shetland is the 103-turbine Viking Energy project, which is set to go live in 2024 and will export a significant amount of energy.
SULLOM Voe Terminal operator EnQuest plans to produce around one million tonnes of green hydrogen a year from the site in the future for use locally as well as for export to the UK, Europe and beyond. This is in linewith plans through the ORION project to turn Shetland into a clean energy island, which has industrial scale hydrogen production as a primary element. Hydrogen could be produced using wind power, and its production is a key part of the large offshore wind farms mooted for the seas around Shetland.EnQuest said that it is exploring opportunities to use excess energy produced by wind power from onshore and offshore wind farms being developed near the Sullom Voe site to produce green hydrogen. Last year the company signed a memorandum of understanding with Shetland Islands Council to work exclusively together to progress new energy and decarbonisation opportunities using the Sullom Voe Terminal site.The only wind farm currently being developed in Shetland is the 103-turbine Viking Energy project, which is set to go live in 2024 and will export a significant amount of energy.
