TH2ISTLE

Country
United Kingdom

The North East of Scotland is building a Hydrogen Valley, integrating hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use. TH2ISTLE unites 26 Scottish and international partners to make, move and use over 500 tonnes of green hydrogen annually by 2031, supporting regional decarbonisation across mobility, industry, agriculture and power.

Lead developer University of Aberdeen
Project partner

Overarching / General

University of Aberdeen, NZTC, Aberdeen Harbour, Scottish Enterprise, Hydrogen Scotland, HIVE, Robert Gordon University, HyEnergy, Uni of Galway, FHS, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Hydrogen Architects, ETN, Invest NI, Regenaburg Stadt, King Danylo Uni

H2 production

James Hutton Institute, Existing Infrastructure, Associate Partner

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

Hydrasun, ASCO, Plus Zero Power

H2 end use

Energy Transition Zone, Plus Zero Power, James Hutton Institute, Beam Suntory

Locations
United Kingdom | Aberdeen (and the North East region)

Project details

Production volume

H2 production from electrolysis

546.60 H2 tons/year

Final products

546.60 tons/year of H2
73.00 tons/year of E-ammonia

H2 color

Green

Total electrolyser capacity

5.50 MW

Total investment (CAPEX)

10.68 EUR m

Value chain coverage

Primary energy sourcing

Onshore wind - 5.00 MW Photovoltaics - 8.00 MW Grid - 2.60 MW Dedicated onsite renewables - 13.00 MW

H2 production

Alkaline water (ALK) electrolyser – 3.00 MW Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyser – 2.50 MW

H2 Storage

Artificial - 2.00 tons

H2 transport

Trucking

H2 distribution for mobility

350 bar (for cars and similar vehicles) 700 bar (for trucks and similar vehicles)

End use

Mobility

Road

Industry

Chemical industry (incl. fertilizer production) Other

Project timeline

Current status: Project initiated

Planned timeline for First built out stage

Q2 2026 Project initiated
Q3 2027 Concept study completed
Q4 2027 Feasibility study completed
Q2 2029 FEED completed
Q2 2029 Final Investment Decision taken
Q2 2029 Construction started
Q2 2031 In operations