Statkraft advances plan for UK green hydrogen and ammonia project


Norwegian state-owned power group Statkraft has obtained a land lease for its planned 400 MW green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in the Shetland Islands, UK.

The Shetland Hydrogen Project 2 will use green hydrogen to produce green ammonia to be used in applications such as marine fuel and fertiliser production.

It will be built at the disused Scatsta airport near the Sullom Voe oil terminal and the Shetland Gas Plant. The site will convert excess renewable electricity into hydrogen during periods of grid constraint, according to Statkraft.

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