An Aberdeen councillor will fly to Brussels to sign a high-level agreement with a European funding body to boost the city’s hydrogen profile.
Barney Crockett, who leads the city’s pioneering greener-fuel project, is to sign a memorandum of understanding between the city council and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
The body is made up of representatives from industry, academic and research organisations as well as public authorities and is tasked with helping to develop the fuel source across Europe.
Yesterday, the urgent business committee of the council met to approve the signing which will boost co-operation on the technology between European states to reduce pollution. The agreement says: “There is a clear trend towards setting increasingly ambitious targets for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants in the medium term.
“Specifically for hydrogen, a number of products are entering the commercialisation phase, and can start proving their added value in contributing to the environment goals.”
Mr Crockett said: “There will be people all over Europe who are looking to us on this.”
Councillor Martin Greig, who represented the Liberal Democrats at the meeting, said: “It is very important that hydrogen and other energy projects are driven forward commercially as well as through the public sector.
“It is vital that Aberdeen remains at the front of Europe’s hydrogen revolution.
“We are the energy capital of Europe so we are the natural home for this kind of innovation.”
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