Whether its Pre-Budget Fiscal Update proposal to reprofile the timing of project spend on the Hydrogen Emerging Energies Technology Fund wi…

The Hydrogen Action Plan, published in December 2022, set out a clear commitment to support renewable hydrogen production.The UK Government’s 10% cut on the Scottish Government capital budget has impacted Scottish government funding ability. However, on 16 September we launched a £7m funding call to enable companies to develop renewable green hydrogen production projects and support the development of the hydrogen supply chain in Scotland.More details on the call can be found on the website of our delivery partner, Scottish Enterprise; Funding for development of hydrogen projects | Scottish Enterprise (scottish-enterprise.com)Earlier this summer, on 14 August, I announced the £3.1m match-funding grant award to the Storegga Speyside Hydrogen Project in Moray. This will help to support the development stage of the construction of a new regional hydrogen production hub which will produce green hydrogen for operations across distilleries and other businesses in Moray.Allocations from the first tranche of the Emerging Energy Technology Fund hydrogen investment programme, the Hydrogen Innovation Scheme, totalled nearly £7m to 31 projects, and were announced in May 2023. These projects will all conclude by 2025.