ScottishPower, ITM Power, BOC partner for 20 MW green electrolyser in Whitelee wind farm

 ScottishPower Renewables, industrial gases provider BOC Ltd (a part of Linde Group), and ITM Power have submitted the planning application to deliver the UK’s largest electrolyzer - the 20 MW green hydrogen project will be located close to ScottishPower’s Whitelee windfarm.

The planning application also includes proposals for a combined solar, up to 40 MW, and battery energy storage scheme, up to 50 MW, to help power the electrolyzer. The submission marks an important step for Green Hydrogen for Scotland to create green hydrogen production facilities with clusters of refueling stations across Scotland.

The proposed green hydrogen project will be led by ScottishPower and located on the outskirts of Glasgow.  The project will be engineered and operated by BOC, using wind and solar power produced by ScottishPower Renewables, and incorporate a 20 MW electrolyzer, delivered by ITM Power. The project aims to supply hydrogen to the commercial market before 2023.

The green hydrogen facility at Whitelee, the UK’s largest onshore windfarm, will house a 20 MW electrolyzer and would be able to produce up to 8 tonnes of green hydrogen per day, roughly equivalent to fuelling over 550 buses to travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh and back again each day.

The facility will be powered by a solar farm, across 62,000 individual solar cells, and a battery energy storage scheme which is also part of the planning submission. The facility, solar farm, and battery will be installed about 5 km west of Lochgoin Reservoir and adjacent to the existing Whitelee Extension substation.