Scottish company Eneus Energy has gained planning consent for a proposed green hydrogen/ammonia plant in Orkney, Scotland, which would be the first commercial facility of its kind in the UK.
The development, along with the proposed wind turbines extension at Hammars Hill, was approved by the Orkney Council Planning Committee at a meeting on 20 January, the company said.
Eneus said the plant, near Evie, will harness the renewable electricity generated by the wind turbines to produce hydrogen from water, and then combine the gas with nitrogen from the air to form ammonia.
The wind farm extension will see two 150-metre turbines built adding 8.4MW to the existing 4.5MW project.