An opponent of a planned green hydrogen project at Gordonbush Wind Farm has slammed developers SSE after learning the firm could receive funding from the UK government towards it.
SSE announced this week that two of its green hydrogen projects – at Gordonbush and Aldbrough – have been selected by the UK government to progress to the final stage of its Net Zero Hydrogen Fund
The fund aims to back the development and deployment of new low-carbon hydrogen production to de-risk investment and reduce lifetime costs.
But Christina Perera, whose home at Ascoile is the nearest residence to Gordonbush Wind Farm – located at Strath Brora – said SSE was “shameless” for being prepared to take public money.
She said: “SSE are utterly shameless. The company which has reported a profit of £2.3 billion, of which SSE Renewables contributes £380 million, is proud to announce that they are now fleecing the Westminster government of yet more public money for their ill-conceived industrial hydrogen plant in Strath Brora.
“SSE have already had in excess of £22 million of public money just for Gordonbush Wind Farm, purely in constraint payments. This includes more than £2 million on their so-called ‘unsubsidised’ extension.
“They have also wheedled a grant of £304,000 from the Scottish Government and now they are after an undisclosed sum from London.” https://www.northern-times.co.uk/news/sse-slammed-over-gordonbush-wind-farm-hydrogen-fund-bid-324636/?fbclid=IwAR3Vck1b4whewkfPCWwvqzn3EjZz9xmXkY0m4y0l-oYNoBP8sCTRcgp1MnQ
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