REG-TotalEnergies SE Scotland: Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and RIDG Partner With Repsol Sinopec and Uniper to Develop Large-scale Green Hydrogen Facility in Orkney

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Scotland: Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and RIDG Partner With Repsol
Sinopec and Uniper to Develop Large-scale Green Hydrogen Facility in Orkney

 

Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL), the consortium formed by Macquarie’s
Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and
Scottish developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) has
announced it is studying the use of offshore wind to power the production of
green hydrogen on an industrial scale on the island of Flotta in Orkney,
Scotland.

The OWPL consortium has submitted a proposal to the Crown Estate Scotland’s
offshore wind leasing round (ScotWind) to develop the N1 plan option area west
of Orkney. If successful, its proposal – called the West of Orkney Windfarm
– could deliver renewable power to a green hydrogen production facility at
the Flotta Terminal.

Plans to power the proposed Flotta Hydrogen Hub are being developed by OWPL in
partnership with Flotta Terminal’s owner Repsol Sinopec, and Uniper, a
leading international energy company and pioneer in the field of hydrogen. The
proposal is also supported locally by EMEC Hydrogen who have spearheaded
Orkney’s leading position in green hydrogen production.

“We believe that green hydrogen could provide a critical alternative route
to market for some of Scotland’s largest offshore wind projects and play a
significant role in creating wider economic benefits as the North Sea goes
through its energy transition. We look forward to working with the Flotta
partners to continue to develop this proposal.” said Edward Northam, Head of
Green Investment Group Europe.

“TotalEnergies believes in the potential of renewable offshore wind power to
produce green hydrogen, supporting our companies to meet their ambition in
terms of carbon neutrality. With our proposed West of Orkney windfarm, there
is an opportunity to create one of the world’s first green hydrogen plants
in Orkney. It is an exciting plan, and we look forward to working on it with
our partners and Orkney stakeholders.” said Julien Pouget Senior Vice
President Renewables, TotalEnergies.

“The production of green hydrogen is a hugely exciting opportunity for both
offshore wind and the Scottish supply chain. Projects with substantial
capacity factors, such as the West of Orkney Windfarm, could deliver highly
competitive power to facilities like the Flotta Hydrogen Hub which could, in
turn, supply demand for hydrogen both nationally and internationally”. said
Mike Hay, RIDG Commercial Director. “We’ve therefore committed to working
exclusively with our partners to investigate this opportunity thoroughly and
have already completed cable routing assessments and nearshore geophysical
surveys to better understand the practical aspects of project delivery.”

“Flotta is an ideal location for green hydrogen production – it is
surrounded by the best wind resource in Europe, it lies close to major
shipping routes within the vast natural harbour of Scapa Flow. The time is
right to maximise the incredible natural assets and geography of the Flow and
Orkney to ensure a long-term sustainable, climate-friendly future for our
communities.” said James Stockan, Leader of Orkney Islands Council, "We are
very much open for business and ready to work with potential investors and
operators to develop the significant strategic and international opportunities
we know that our islands offer. The potential here is immense and we, as a
Council, will do everything we can to support and enable this bright new
opportunity.”

“Uniper is a pioneer in the field of hydrogen production and we’re already
bringing our expertise and experience to an ever-expanding portfolio of
projects across a number of markets, in Europe and in the UK. The Flotta
Hydrogen Hub is an exciting concept, with the potential to deliver green
hydrogen for the domestic and export markets. We now await the outcome of the
ScotWind offshore wind leasing round, in anticipation that the proposal can be
then realised.” said Dr Axel Wietfeld, CEO, Uniper Hydrogen.

“We fully support our industry’s transition to clean, green energy and a
secure future for skilled oil and gas workers in Scotland and across the UK.
We have a strategic roadmap, supported by our shareholders and aligned with
each of their strategic ambitions, including energy transition.” said José
Luis Muñoz, Chief Executive Officer of Repsol Sinopec. “The Flotta Terminal
has been in operation since 1976 and has made a significant contribution to
Orkney’s economy and communities for more than 40 years. This project would
enable the terminal to be progressively transformed over time into a
diversified energy hub where conventional oil and gas operations continue,
co-existing alongside the development of a sustainable long-term green future
for the facility. The repurposing of Flotta will require local stakeholders
support, retaining and upskilling the current workforce as well as the
creation of long-term skilled jobs during both construction and hydrogen
operations.”

“Orkney is well advanced in its ambition to be the global centre of
excellence for research and demonstration of how the hydrogen economy of the
future will work. We generated the world’s first tidal-powered green
hydrogen in 2017 at EMEC’s tidal test site and have led various green
hydrogen projects exploring generation, logistics and end use.” said Neil
Kermode, Managing Director of EMEC. “For this project to go ahead, a number
of vital elements will have to fall into place, including a market for green
hydrogen. We are pleased to be collaborating with our offshore wind partners
in pursuit of this goal and we are already in discussion with the Scottish and
UK governments to explore the mechanisms required to make this vision
happen.”

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About the Flotta Hydrogen Hub

The Flotta Hydrogen Hub is a proposed industrial scale green hydrogen facility
on the island of Flotta in Orkney. The hub would utilise a repurposed area of
the Flotta Terminal in Orkney to create a facility for the production of green
hydrogen powered by offshore wind.

OWPL partners are Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies and RIDG:

Green Investment Group, a leading renewable energy developer with a mission to
accelerate the green transition, has invested around £625m in Scotland since
2012. Over the three years, Green Investment Group has committed or arranged
£6.9bn across its global portfolio, further cementing its position as one of
the world’s leading renewable energy investors and developers. Macquarie
Group, Green Investment Group’s parent company, has supported almost half of
the UK’s offshore wind capacity currently in operation and is also
supporting the Acorn project at St Fergus, a leading Scottish carbon capture
and storage project.

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company and one of the largest offshore
operators on the UK continental shelf with a significant track record of
successfully delivering complex projects in harsh sea conditions. With an
ambition to be a world-class player in the energy transition, the Company
develops and operates renewable projects worldwide. In Scotland, it has a
majority stake in the 1,140 MW Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm located off the
east coast of Scotland, which is currently under construction. Some of its
recent developments also include the £3.2bn Culzean gas project, delivered
with 52% UK local content. Over the last five years, TotalEnergies has
invested around £2.5bn in projects in Scotland.

RIDG, a Scottish offshore wind developer with decades of sector experience,
has been working closely with local and national stakeholders since 2016 to
bring forward well-considered project opportunities into the ScotWind leasing
process.

Uniper is an international energy company with around 12,000 employees in more
than 40 countries. The company plans to make its power generation CO2-neutral
in Europe by 2035. With about 35 GW of installed generation capacity, Uniper
is among the largest global power generators. Its main activities include
power generation in Europe and Russia as well as global energy trading,
including a diversified gas portfolio that makes Uniper one of Europe’s
leading gas companies. In 2020, Uniper had a gas turnover of more than 220
bcm. Uniper is also a reliable partner for municipalities, public utilities,
and industrial companies for developing and implementing innovative,
CO2-reducing solutions on their way to decarbonizing their activities. As a
pioneer in the field of hydrogen, Uniper has set itself the target of
operating worldwide along the entire value chain in the future and
implementing projects that will make hydrogen the mainstay of the future
energy supply.

The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf and currently the third-largest
listed German utility. Together with its main shareholder Fortum, Uniper is
also the third-largest producer of CO2-free energy in Europe.

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK is an oil and gas exploration and production
company operating in the North Sea. Assets include producing oil fields, major
new developments and a number of assets that have ceased production or are
approaching decommissioning. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, it has interests in
48 fields (of which it operates 38) on the UK Continental Shelf with 11
offshore installations (10 fixed and one floating) and two onshore terminals
– on Flotta in Orkney and at Nigg in the Cromarty Firth.

Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited (repsolsinopecuk.com)

EMEC Hydrogen is the arm of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) focused
on hydrogen innovation and demonstration. Using Orkney’s renewable energy to
produce green hydrogen, EMEC is a partner in a growing number of innovative
energy systems and hydrogen demonstration projects driving the development of
the local hydrogen economy. In 2017, the world’s first tidal-powered
hydrogen was generated at EMEC’s tidal test site.

EMEC is committed to supporting the transition to net zero working and is
working alongside global stakeholders to decarbonise power, heat and
transport.

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About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on
a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and
electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more
affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible.
Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to
contribute to the well-being of people.

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