Hydrogen Turbine 1
Aberdeen
Vattenfall is developing the world’s first green hydrogen-producing offshore wind turbine at its existing Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm (AOWF – sometimes also called the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre). The hydrogen generating equipment will be installed on one of the existing 8.8 MW turbines; it will be known as Hydrogen Turbine 1 (HT1).
By installing hydrogen production equipment on an extended platform on the turbine, Vattenfall will be able to use seawater and electricity from the wind turbine to create green hydrogen through a process called electrolysis.
The hydrogen will be transported to shore via a subsea pipeline where it can be used as a source of sustainable energy. The HT1 project will be able to produce enough hydrogen every day to power a hydrogen bus to travel 15,000 miles, which is the equivalent of 50 return trips from Aberdeen to Glasgow.
The HT1 project will examine how fossilfree hydrogen can be produced and piped to shore safely and efficiently and identify what needs to be done to enable large-scale commercial production. By proving that it is possible to efficiently produce hydrogen at industrial volumes, HT1 will provide generators, consumers and investors with the confidence to apply this game-changing technology for the decarbonisation of industrial processes which cannot be electrified.
