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Aimed at cutting emissions from forklift trucks and larger goods vehicles, the plans from Edinburgh firm H2 Green include wind and solar power generation and ‘green’ hydrogen production. The Getech subsidiary said it could be a “catalyst for the wider region’s transport decarbonisation”.
With final investment decisions expected in the second half of 2022, the plans include ambitions to decarbonise the port’s forklifts and heavy goods vehicles with 100% green hydrogen and renewable electricity in the first phase, with a later target of supplying hydrogen to fuel the 800 HGVs that enter the port each day, reducing emissions and noise.
The plans also include an ammonia importation facility – used to transport hydrogen – connecting the port to large green energy projects worldwide and providing lower-cost green fuel to local users.
“The green energy hub will drive regional growth in commercial transport hydrogen, stimulating the development of local and global supply chains,” an H2 Green announcement said.
Industries operating in and adjacent to the port, including gas-fired power generation, timber, steel handling and water treatment, are also potential customers for the hub’s hydrogen power. By-products such as oxygen could be used to treat sewage in a clean and efficient way.
“Decarbonisation of the HGVs and forklift trucks entering and using the port would save 45,000 tonnes of CO2 each year,” said Luke Johnson, managing director of H2 Green. “As a trusted developer of hydrogen hub infrastructure, H2 Green is proud to be involved in this transformational integrated green energy development.”
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