Publication - Speech/statement

Scottish Government Hydrogen Policy Statement

Published: 21 December 2020
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Economy, Energy, Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781800045033

We set out our vision for Scotland to become a leading hydrogen nation in the production of reliable, competitive, sustainable hydrogen, securing Scotland’s future as a centre of international excellence as we establish the innovation, skills and and supply chain to underpin our energy transition.

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. European Commission Hydrogen Strategy 2020

2. Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Act 2019

3. The future of energy in Scotland: Scottish Energy Strategy. Scottish Government (2017)

4. Net Zero - The UK's contribution to stopping global warming, Committee on Climate Change (2019)

5. Future Energy Scenarios, National Grid (2020)

6. Offshore Wind and Hydrogen - Solving the Integration Challenge, Offshore Wind Industry Council and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (2020)

7. https://www.gov.scot/publications/offshore-wind-policy-statement/

8. climate-emergency-skills-action-plan-2020-2025.pdf (skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk)

9. Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: The Government's Programme for Scotland 2020-2021 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10. http://www.pointandsandwick.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Scottish-Western-Isles-Ferry-Transport-using-Hydrogen-Feasibility-Report.pdf

11. Protecting Scotland's Future: the Government's Programme for Scotland 2019-2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12. https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-hydrogen

13. https://www.gov.scot/publications/shaping-scotlands-economy-scotlands-inward-investment-plan/pages/2/

14. Programme for Government 2019-20.

15. https://www.transport.gov.scot/publication/rail-services-decarbonisation-action-plan/

16. Hydrogen Roadmap Europe, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (2019)

17. Shaping Scotland's economy: inward investment plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Contact

Email: onshoreoilandgas@gov.scot

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