W锘縤nd farm could power new hydrogen gas plant

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E锘縩ergy giant SSE has proposed producing 1,600 tonnes of hydrogen gas a year using surplus electricity from a Highland wind farm.

T锘縣e hydrogen could be used as an alternative fuel for vehicles, heating systems and industrial processes.

S锘縎E has notified Highland Council's north planning applications committee of its hope to build a hydrogen electrolyser plant at its Gordonbush Wind Farm near Brora in Sutherland.

The plant would be powered by electricity surplus to the needs of the national power grid.

S锘縠parately, similar projects have been proposed for sites on the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross, the Western Isles and in Inverness.