Highland Council consulting on Inverness Common Good land being used for hydrogen development
Feedback is being sought on plans for a green hydrogen production facility.
A public consultation is being launched by Highland Council today for a proposal to dispose, by lease, and change the use of an area within common good land at the former waste landfill site at East Longman, Inverness for the development.
The area is no longer used for landfill however parts of it continue to be restricted under statutory controls in terms of development and public access.
But in 2022, the restriction was removed in part within the former landfill site and therefore has become available for development.
Storegga Hydrogen (Cromarty) Limited has approached the council seeking to lease an area of available common good land to construct and operate a green hydrogen production facility.
Using renewable energy sources, the development would produce approximately 6400 tonnes of electrolytic hydrogen annually, with production planned to play a vital role in the decarbonisation of a large industrial site within the Longman Industrial Estate. Hydrogen would also be supplied to other users.
The facility could reduce carbon emissions by 45,000 tonnes of CO2e per year - equivalent to removing 32,000 fossil-fuelled cars from Scotland’s roads.
If following the consultation, which ends on July 15, the council wishes to proceed with the proposal, it must seek the consent of the sheriff court.
Click here for the consultation document and more information.
