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Question reference: S6W-38751

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 27 June 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much grant funding has been allocated to (a) support and (b) develop green hydrogen production in each year since 2020-21.

Since 2020-21, 50 grants worth a total of £44.57m have been allocated to projects to support and develop green hydrogen production, as detailed in the following table.

Year Funding Allocated	Year(s) Funding Award(s) Span	Funding Stream	Recipient(s)	Total Amount	Description
2020-21	2020-21	Hydrogen Capital Budget	European Marine Energy Centre	£1.8m	To support delivery of innovative energy system combining flow battery technology with tidal power to produce continuous renewable hydrogen.
2020-21	2020-21	Hydrogen Capital Budget	European Marine Energy Centre	£0.92m	To explore the potential for a renewable hydrogen combustion engine to support decarbonisation of operations by Highlands and Islands Airports.
2020-21	2020-25	Hydrogen Capital Budget	Scottish Gas Networks H100 Fife Project	£6.9m	To enhance understanding of the role hydrogen in decarbonising heat using the gas network.
2021-22	2021-22	Hydrogen Capital Budget	European Marine Energy Centre	£0.45m	To help purchase two tube trailers to increase capacity and ensure more resilient hydrogen supply.
2021-22	2021-24	Energy Transition Fund	Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub	£15.1m	To support Aberdeen City Council to expand its hydrogen bus fleet as an anchor demand for the Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub, a programme to accelerate the city’s hydrogen economy as a model that could be replicated.
2021-22	2022-25	Just Transition Fund	HydroGlen Green Hydrogen Project	£6.0m	To explore how farming communities can harness green hydrogen production, storage and use to aid energy transition.
2023-24	2023-25	Emerging Energy Technologies Fund - Hydrogen Innovation Scheme	31 projects – details at link provided	£6.9m	Diverse projects spanning renewable hydrogen production, storage and distribution, and the integration of hydrogen into the energy system: https://www.gov.scot/publications/emerging-energy-technologies-fund-hydrogen-innovation-scheme-successful-projects/.
2023-24	2024-26	Emerging Energy Technologies Fund – Green Hydrogen Fund	Storegga Speyside Hydrogen Project	£3.1m	Match-funding to help progress pre-Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) and FEED stage development.
2024-25	2024-25	Emerging Energy Technologies Fund – Green Hydrogen Fund	11 projects – details at link	£3.4m	Match-funding grants totalling £3.4m to progress 9 hydrogen production projects, and 2 supply chain projects: https://www.gov.scot/news/3-4-million-for-scotlands-hydrogen-future/.