Supported by: Graeme Dey*, Ben Macpherson*, Colin Beattie*, Maree Todd*, Peter Chapman*, Neil Findlay* *S5M-00008 Liam McArthur: Orkney Chosen for a new European-wide Hydrogen Project That the Parliament welcomes the news that Orkney has been chosen for the — development of BIG HIT, which is a new European-wide hydrogen project that will see production of hydrogen on the islands of Eday and Shapinsay; notes that it will use wind and tidal energy and work in partnership with Orkney Islands Council, the Shapinsay Development Trust, Community Energy Scotland, the European Marine Energy Centre and others; understands that, using electrolysis, the otherwise curtailed capacity from the Shapinsay wind turbine will be used to split the component elements of water to produce low-carbon green hydrogen and oxygen using a 1 MW PEM electrolyser; further understands that, alongside the Orkney Surf n Turf initiative, this ‘ ’ world-leading project aims to put in place a fully-integrated model of hydrogen production, storage, transportation and utilisation to produce low-carbon heat, power and transport to address a number of operational and development challenges, including the logistical and regulatory aspects for transport of hydrogen fuel between islands and the orientation and familiarisation with new hydrogen building and transport technologies; considers this new project to be yet another feather Friday 13 May 2016 (No 75/2016) 7 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan in the cap for Orkney s growing reputation as a world leader in renewables, and wishes all ’ involved the very best.