Getech Group PLC (AIM:GTC) (Getech Group PLC (AIM:GTC)), the net-zero technology provider, said its subsidiary H2 Green has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Highland Council in Scotland to develop and operate green hydrogen infrastructure.
The Highland Council will be contributing £100,000 towards some of the initial work, which will see a regional network of green hydrogen hubs established in the Scottish Highlands with the aim of accelerating decarbonisation in the region.
Getech has already agreed with SGN Commercial Services to develop a green hydrogen hub at the former site of a gas holder in Inverness, Scotland.
The proposed hydrogen production, storage, and distribution facility will be able to produce up to eight tonnes of hydrogen a day.
In establishing a world-class regional hydrogen network in the Highlands, the signing of the MoU represents an important milestone, said the company.
Jonathan Copus, Getech's chief executive officer, said, "At the core of this network is our first planned hydrogen hub with SGN Commercial Services located in Inverness, which will service large-volume customers.
“In line with these goals, we have already announced agreements with Eversholt Rail to accelerate the wide-scale deployment of their hydrogen-powered trains on the Far North and West Highland Lines of Scotland."
Leader of the Highland Council, Councillor Margaret Davidson, added, "The planned work has the potential to establish the Highlands as a leading innovation centre for the decarbonisation of commercial transport. We see this as an important opportunity to attract external investment into the region."
Getech recently appointed a new engineering director Jim Irvine to lead the development of its green hydrogen hubs, including the one planned for the Longman area of Inverness.