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The PurSUIT of a just enERGY transition is accelerating, and it's time for our energy mix to diversify MAKING A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FUTURE POSSIBLE 

Hydrogen has the potential to significantly reduce emissions in sectors that are typically hard to decarbonise, aligning with the Scottish Government’s goal of achieving net zero by 2045.

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Storegga has advocated for the creation of a hydrogen economy through the development of regional hydrogen hubs, which can bring substantial benefits to local communities by introducing this low-carbon energy source. Speyside Hydrogen in Moray is one of 14 proposed regional hydrogen hub developments identified by the Scottish Government to increase the scale of the hydrogen economy across the country.

The Project

Speyside Hydrogen is a pioneering project that will produce green hydrogen to fuel operations across distilleries and other businesses in Moray enabling them to decarbonise in line with their own ambitions and sector targets. When used, hydrogen produces mainly water vapour, making it a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels which release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.

Speyside Hydrogen will deliver an operational 70MW electrolyser facility at Ballindalloch, near Marypark. A planning application for the proposed development will be submitted to Moray Council in Q1 of 2025.

Moray has a strong heritage of whisky production and innovation and boasts excellent access to renewable energy and transport infrastructure as well as supply chain expertise.
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Our first pre-application consultation period for Speyside Hydrogen has now closed. To find out more click below.

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THE NEED

Responsible whisky distillers, in common with many businesses in Scotland and around the globe, face a challenging net zero journey on the back of long-standing reliance on fossil fuels for heat and transport. 

The challenges facing those harder to decarbonise segments of the economy are exacerbated by remote and/or rural locations, which add further hurdles to deployment of alternatives including heat recovery (where heat produced from industry is captured and transported to heat homes), electrification (such as electric vehicles), and bioenergy (where waste is turned into cleaner energy). 

As part of the transition, this type of energy complements other decarbonisation solutions by converting locally produced, but often constrained, renewable electricity into green hydrogen that can be used to meet industry demands for power, heat and transport. 

The technology will play a significant part in meeting carbon reduction targets from both the Scottish and UK governments. Hydrogen is recognised as a key element in the Scotch Whisky Association Pathway to net zero.

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the impact

Speyside Hydrogen represents an economic opportunity for the communities of Moray and the north-east.

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Decarbonisation

The development will support the decarbonisation necessary to help safeguard existing employment at distilleries and their supply chain partners while creating new highly skilled, high-value jobs during the construction and subsequent operation of the facility.

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Opportunities

Speyside Hydrogen can help open the door to new opportunities in the global clean energy sector, while anchoring and attracting new industries, engineering, and suppliers to the region.

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Sustainability

And of course, by cutting emissions across distilling and other sectors, the project will help to keep Scotland on an accelerated path to net zero, enhancing the country's global renewable reputation and helping secure the future of one of our most important exports.

THE TIMELINE
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We are currently in the design concept selection and planning pre-application consultation process.

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When consultation is complete, we hope to submit a planning application to Moray Council,
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Subject to approval of our development plans and confirmation as the development progresses, construction of the Phase 1 facilities could commence in late 2025, with first hydrogen production and delivery to customers in 2027.

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Phase 2 construction would follow in 2026, with both phases in operation from 2029, providing a total of 70MW of electrolytic hydrogen production.

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We are currently in the design concept selection, planning and pre-application consultation process.

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Subject to the planning approval, construction of facilities could commence in mid-2026.

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When our consultation is complete, we will submit a planning application to Moray Council, in Q1 of 2025.

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The facility will be up and running, with the first delivery of hydrogen to customers in 2028, providing a total of 70MW of electrolytic hydrogen.

What will Speyside Hydrogen do?

Speyside Hydrogen is a multi-phase project that will produce green hydrogen to fuel operations across distilleries and other businesses in Moray enabling them to decarbonise in line with their own ambitions and sector targets. When used, hydrogen produces mainly water vapour, making it a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels which release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.

What will it look like?

The Speyside Hydrogen project, at our proposed location just south of Marypark, Ballindalloch, is in the early stages of design. Our ambition is to honour the scale, scope and heritage of the existing environment across Speyside and Moray, and above all else to be responsible neighbours. More detailed and updated visualisations of the site will be available at the second consultation event in November.

Why Ballindalloch?

The site at Ballindalloch, near Marypark is ideally placed to host a green hydrogen facility, with ready access to renewable electricity, a customer base that includes leading distillers and a supportive supply chain, as well as a heritage of innovation and community engagement. The project is expected to lead the way to a phased development that will ultimately benefit Moray and north-east Scotland.

What benefits will there be for the local community?

The proposed development will bring jobs to the area through direct employment in roles associated with the development of the project and ongoing production of hydrogen at the facility, and indirectly by safeguarding existing businesses, for example, distilleries, through aiding the transition to net zero carbon emissions.

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