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Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL), the consortium formed by
Macquarie's Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE)
(LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Scottish developer Renewable
Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) has announced it is
studying the use of offshore wind to power the production of green
hydrogen on an industrial scale on the island of Flotta in Orkney,
Scotland.
The OWPL consortium has submitted a proposal to the Crown Estate
Scotland's offshore wind leasing round (ScotWind) to develop the N1
plan option area west of Orkney. If successful, its proposal --
called the West of Orkney Windfarm -- could deliver renewable power
to a green hydrogen production facility at the Flotta Terminal.
Plans to power the proposed Flotta Hydrogen Hub are being
developed by OWPL in partnership with Flotta Terminal's owner
Repsol Sinopec, and Uniper, a leading international energy company
and pioneer in the field of hydrogen. The proposal is also
supported locally by EMEC Hydrogen who have spearheaded Orkney's
leading position in green hydrogen production.
"We believe that green hydrogen could provide a critical
alternative route to market for some of Scotland's largest offshore
wind projects and play a significant role in creating wider
economic benefits as the North Sea goes through its energy
transition. We look forward to working with the Flotta partners to
continue to develop this proposal." said Edward Northam, Head of
Green Investment Group Europe.
"TotalEnergies believes in the potential of renewable offshore
wind power to produce green hydrogen, supporting our companies to
meet their ambition in terms of carbon neutrality. With our
proposed West of Orkney windfarm, there is an opportunity to create
one of the world's first green hydrogen plants in Orkney. It is an
exciting plan, and we look forward to working on it with our
partners and Orkney stakeholders." said Julien Pouget Senior Vice
President Renewables, TotalEnergies.
"The production of green hydrogen is a hugely exciting
opportunity for both offshore wind and the Scottish supply chain.
Projects with substantial capacity factors, such as the West of
Orkney Windfarm, could deliver highly competitive power to
facilities like the Flotta Hydrogen Hub which could, in turn,
supply demand for hydrogen both nationally and internationally".
said Mike Hay, RIDG Commercial Director. "We've therefore committed
to working exclusively with our partners to investigate this
opportunity thoroughly and have already completed cable routing
assessments and nearshore geophysical surveys to better understand
the practical aspects of project delivery."
"Flotta is an ideal location for green hydrogen production -- it
is surrounded by the best wind resource in Europe, it lies close to
major shipping routes within the vast natural harbour of Scapa
Flow. The time is right to maximise the incredible natural assets
and geography of the Flow and Orkney to ensure a long-term
sustainable, climate-friendly future for our communities." said
James Stockan, Leader of Orkney Islands Council, "We are very much
open for business and ready to work with potential investors and
operators to develop the significant strategic and international
opportunities we know that our islands offer. The potential here is
immense and we, as a Council, will do everything we can to support
and enable this bright new opportunity."
"Uniper is a pioneer in the field of hydrogen production and
we're already bringing our expertise and experience to an
ever-expanding portfolio of projects across a number of markets, in
Europe and in the UK. The Flotta Hydrogen Hub is an exciting
concept, with the potential to deliver green hydrogen for the
domestic and export markets. We now await the outcome of the
ScotWind offshore wind leasing round, in anticipation that the
proposal can be then realised." said Dr Axel Wietfeld, CEO, Uniper
Hydrogen.
"We fully support our industry's transition to clean, green
energy and a secure future for skilled oil and gas workers in
Scotland and across the UK. We have a strategic roadmap, supported
by our shareholders and aligned with each of their strategic
ambitions, including energy transition." said José Luis Muñoz,
Chief Executive Officer of Repsol Sinopec. "The Flotta Terminal has
been in operation since 1976 and has made a significant
contribution to Orkney's economy and communities for more than 40
years. This project would enable the terminal to be progressively
transformed over time into a diversified energy hub where
conventional oil and gas operations continue, co-existing alongside
the development of a sustainable long-term green future for the
facility. The repurposing of Flotta will require local stakeholders
support, retaining and upskilling the current workforce as well as
the creation of long-term skilled jobs during both construction and
hydrogen operations."
"Orkney is well advanced in its ambition to be the global centre
of excellence for research and demonstration of how the hydrogen
economy of the future will work. We generated the world's first
tidal-powered green hydrogen in 2017 at EMEC's tidal test site and
have led various green hydrogen projects exploring generation,
logistics and end use." said Neil Kermode, Managing Director of
EMEC. "For this project to go ahead, a number of vital elements
will have to fall into place, including a market for green
hydrogen. We are pleased to be collaborating with our offshore wind
partners in pursuit of this goal and we are already in discussion
with the Scottish and UK governments to explore the mechanisms
required to make this vision happen."
www.flottahydrogenhub.com
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About the Flotta Hydrogen Hub
The Flotta Hydrogen Hub is a proposed industrial scale green
hydrogen facility on the island of Flotta in Orkney. The hub would
utilise a repurposed area of the Flotta Terminal in Orkney to
create a facility for the production of green hydrogen powered by
offshore wind.
OWPL partners are Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and
RIDG:
Green Investment Group, a leading renewable energy developer
with a mission to accelerate the green transition, has invested
around GBP625m in Scotland since 2012. Over the three years, Green
Investment Group has committed or arranged GBP6.9bn across its
global portfolio, further cementing its position as one of the
world's leading renewable energy investors and developers.
Macquarie Group, Green Investment Group's parent company, has
supported almost half of the UK's offshore wind capacity currently
in operation and is also supporting the Acorn project at St Fergus,
a leading Scottish carbon capture and storage project.
TotalEnergies is a broad energy company and one of the largest
offshore operators on the UK continental shelf with a significant
track record of successfully delivering complex projects in harsh
sea conditions. With an ambition to be a world-class player in the
energy transition, the Company develops and operates renewable
projects worldwide. In Scotland, it has a majority stake in the
1,140 MW Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm located off the east coast
of Scotland, which is currently under construction. Some of its
recent developments also include the GBP3.2bn Culzean gas project,
delivered with 52% UK local content. Over the last five years,
TotalEnergies has invested around GBP2.5bn in projects in
Scotland.
RIDG, a Scottish offshore wind developer with decades of sector
experience, has been working closely with local and national
stakeholders since 2016 to bring forward well-considered project
opportunities into the ScotWind leasing process.
Uniper is an international energy company with around 12,000
employees in more than 40 countries. The company plans to make its
power generation CO2-neutral in Europe by 2035. With about 35 GW of
installed generation capacity, Uniper is among the largest global
power generators. Its main activities include power generation in
Europe and Russia as well as global energy trading, including a
diversified gas portfolio that makes Uniper one of Europe's leading
gas companies. In 2020, Uniper had a gas turnover of more than 220
bcm. Uniper is also a reliable partner for municipalities, public
utilities, and industrial companies for developing and implementing
innovative, CO2-reducing solutions on their way to decarbonizing
their activities. As a pioneer in the field of hydrogen, Uniper has
set itself the target of operating worldwide along the entire value
chain in the future and implementing projects that will make
hydrogen the mainstay of the future energy supply.
The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf and currently the
third-largest listed German utility. Together with its main
shareholder Fortum, Uniper is also the third-largest producer of
CO2-free energy in Europe.
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK is an oil and gas exploration and
production company operating in the North Sea. Assets include
producing oil fields, major new developments and a number of assets
that have ceased production or are approaching decommissioning.
Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, it has interests in 48 fields (of
which it operates 38) on the UK Continental Shelf with 11 offshore
installations (10 fixed and one floating) and two onshore terminals
-- on Flotta in Orkney and at Nigg in the Cromarty Firth.
Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited (repsolsinopecuk.com)
EMEC Hydrogen is the arm of the European Marine Energy Centre
(EMEC) focused on hydrogen innovation and demonstration. Using
Orkney's renewable energy to produce green hydrogen, EMEC is a
partner in a growing number of innovative energy systems and
hydrogen demonstration projects driving the development of the
local hydrogen economy. In 2017, the world's first tidal-powered
hydrogen was generated at EMEC's tidal test site.
EMEC is committed to supporting the transition to net zero
working and is working alongside global stakeholders to decarbonise
power, heat and transport.
www.emec.org.uk/hydrogen
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and
markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas
and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees
are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean,
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.
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