Written Question · S6W-42917 · Session 6
How much in Just Transition Fund awards, expressed in (a) cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total fund, has been allocated to each …
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how much in Just Transition Fund awards, expressed in (a) cash terms and (b) as a percentage of the total fund, has been allocated to each eligible local authority area.
The answer
The following table provides a breakdown of the local authority areas that Just Transition Fund projects are located in – including projects from Financial Years 2022-23 to 2025-26. Some of the projects further distribute the funding to project partners, and where this is the case, this is indicated in the table: Fund Recipient / Organisation Project Local Authority Area Description Year Total Award 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 Just Transition Fund Robert Gordon University Digital Innovation Lab Aberdeen City Digital Innovation Lab initially supporting the construction sector to decarbonise before addressing challenges across a range of sectors. 2022
- 2024 £1.34 million £313,982 £1,026,495 £0 £0 Just Transition Fund The James Hutton Institute HydroGlen Aberdeenshire Council Green hydrogen farming pilot to acquire new knowledge to switch from increasingly high levels of fuel poverty to self-reliant, net-zero carbon energy producers in rural communities. 2022
- 2026 £6.96 million £262,270 £1,248,413 £1,987,031 £3,470,490 Just Transition Fund The James Hutton Institute Just Transition Hub Aberdeen City Net zero innovation hub with a land-use and agriculture focus, located within the grounds of the James Hutton Institute (Hutton) campus in Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen. 2022
- 2025 £7.192 million £243,601 £667,000 £6,281,399 £0 Just Transition Fund Moray Council Just Transition Masterplan – Moray Council Moray Council Five interlinked projects to support Moray’s journey away from fossil fuels, including projects to support offshore renewables, creation of a local hydrogen economy, natural capital approach to offsetting, and redeveloping derelict land and premises. 2022
- 2024 £881 k £250,545 £215,968 £172,471 £0 Just Transition Fund Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray Councils NESS Carbon Capture Feasibility Study Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray Councils Study to determine if there is a viable project to retrofit carbon capture systems to the NESS energy facility. 2022
- 2023 £100 k £96,750 £0 £0 £0 Just -Transition Fund The Food Hub (NES) SeedPod Aberdeen City Seedpod aims to be the go to centre for innovation and growth in the net zero food & drink industry. The Just Transition Fund has contributed £3.1m towards the cost of building and fitting out the £27 million project. 2022
- 2024 £3.1 million £500,000 £2,600,000 £0 £0 Just Transition Fund Social Investment Scotland Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund Funding distributed across region by project partner. Delivery of a blended finance approach(part loan/part grant) focused on supporting charities and social enterprises to transition to net zero. 2022
- 2024 £1.5 million £488,085 £528,000 £0 £0 Just Transition Fund Energy Transition Zone Ltd Supply Chain Pathway and Energy Transition Challenge Fund Funding distributed across region by project partner. Supporting companies to enter new energy markets, and delivering capital investment grants to help energy supply chain companies take advantage of low carbon sector opportunities. 2022
- 2026 £9.8 million £1,299,598 £2,841,000 £2,839,913 £2,840,000 Just Transition Fund Energy Transition Zone Ltd Energy Transition Skills Hub (formerly Advanced Manufacturing Skills Hub) Aberdeen City The Skills Hub will be a focal point of the Energy Transition Zone Skills Campus and will aim to deliver the skills and training needed to support net zero transition. 2022
- 2024 £4.5 million £1,180,000 £470,000 £2,850,000 £0 Just Transition Fund VSA Easter Anguston Farm Aberdeen City Feasibility study setting out plans for a centre of excellence focusing on 4 areas: STEM, Farm-to-Fork, woodland
- 2024 £1.34 million £313,982 £1,026,495 £0 £0 Just Transition Fund The James Hutton Institute HydroGlen Aberdeenshire Council Green hydrogen farming pilot to acquire new knowledge to switch from increasingly high levels of fuel poverty to self-reliant, net-zero carbon energy producers in rural communities. 2022
- 2026 £6.96 million £262,270 £1,248,413 £1,987,031 £3,470,490 Just Transition Fund The James Hutton Institute Just Transition Hub Aberdeen City Net zero innovation hub with a land-use and agriculture focus, located within the grounds of the James Hutton Institute (Hutton) campus in Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen. 2022
- 2025 £7.192 million £243,601 £667,000 £6,281,399 £0 Just Transition Fund Moray Council Just Transition Masterplan – Moray Council Moray Council Five interlinked projects to support Moray’s journey away from fossil fuels, including projects to support offshore renewables, creation of a local hydrogen economy, natural capital approach to offsetting, and redeveloping derelict land and premises. 2022
- 2024 £881 k £250,545 £215,968 £172,471 £0 Just Transition Fund Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray Councils NESS Carbon Capture Feasibility Study Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, and Moray Councils Study to determine if there is a viable project to retrofit carbon capture systems to the NESS energy facility. 2022
- 2023 £100 k £96,750 £0 £0 £0 Just -Transition Fund The Food Hub (NES) SeedPod Aberdeen City Seedpod aims to be the go to centre for innovation and growth in the net zero food & drink industry. The Just Transition Fund has contributed £3.1m towards the cost of building and fitting out the £27 million project. 2022
- 2024 £3.1 million £500,000 £2,600,000 £0 £0 Just Transition Fund Social Investment Scotland Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund Funding distributed across region by project partner. Delivery of a blended finance approach(part loan/part grant) focused on supporting charities and social enterprises to transition to net zero. 2022
- 2024 £1.5 million £488,085 £528,000 £0 £0 Just Transition Fund Energy Transition Zone Ltd Supply Chain Pathway and Energy Transition Challenge Fund Funding distributed across region by project partner. Supporting companies to enter new energy markets, and delivering capital investment grants to help energy supply chain companies take advantage of low carbon sector opportunities. 2022
- 2026 £9.8 million £1,299,598 £2,841,000 £2,839,913 £2,840,000 Just Transition Fund Energy Transition Zone Ltd Energy Transition Skills Hub (formerly Advanced Manufacturing Skills Hub) Aberdeen City The Skills Hub will be a focal point of the Energy Transition Zone Skills Campus and will aim to deliver the skills and training needed to support net zero transition. 2022
- 2024 £4.5 million £1,180,000 £470,000 £2,850,000 £0 Just Transition Fund VSA Easter Anguston Farm Aberdeen City Feasibility study setting out plans for a centre of excellence focusing on 4 areas: STEM, Farm-to-Fork, woodland
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-42917 by reference.