Aberdeenshire Project Awarded Funding for Conversion of North Sea Gas to Hydrogen
- Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Motion reference: S5M-21014
That the Parliament congratulates Pale Blue Dot on receiving funding to study the conversion of North Sea gas to a clean-burning fuel; recognises that the Acorn project has been awarded £2.7 million through a UK Government fund, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions; understands that the project will carry out tests to develop a cost-effective way of converting gas landed at St Fergus into hydrogen, and wishes Pale Blue Dot success with the project.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Jamie Greene, Gordon Lindhurst, Richard Lyle, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle