TH2ISTLE

Country
United Kingdom

The North East of Scotland is building a Hydrogen Valley, integrating hydrogen production, storage, distribution and use. TH2ISTLE unites 29 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 Aberdeen City Council are the project coordinator working alongside key work package leads
Project partner

Overarching / General

Local Government, Economic Development Agency, Academic Institutions, Private not-for-profit and the Private Sector.

H2 production

Aberdeen City existing H2 Infrastructure

H2 transportation, storage & distribution

Hydrasun, ASCO, PlusZero, Nium

H2 end use

Mobility, Industrial, Agricultural, Power generation / Construction Industry, Whisky Distilling

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
Q2 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