Question reference: S6W-01728
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 21 July 2021
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Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 August 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £100 million hydrogen technologies investment, referred to in the statement on Scottish Government priorities in May 2021, by (a) year and (b) project.
Answer
The Scottish Government has committed to dedicate £100 million funding, of the £180 million Emerging Energy Technologies Fund, to accelerate the development of the hydrogen economy in Scotland over the next five years and support the realisation of our ambition for 5GW installed hydrogen production capacity by 2030. More details on the proposed design and scope of the Fund will be published alongside the Hydrogen Action Plan later this year.