Green Hydrogen powered farm project invites public participation

The consultation event, to be held on September 4, at the Dickson Memorial Hall, Station Road, Laurencekirk, will allow people living near Glensaugh and wider stakeholders to learn more about and comment on the vision and proposals.

A public consultation is being held over a £6 million project run by The James Hutton Institute to convert its research farm at Glensaugh, near Fettercairn, into a green hydrogen-powered demonstration farm.

The proposed HydroGlen project aims to show how farming and rural communities could switch from fossil fuels to being self-reliant on renewably-generated electricity and green hydrogen for all the energy needs of the farm and associated households .

The consultation event, to be held on September 4, at the Dickson Memorial Hall, Station Road, Laurencekirk, will allow people living near Glensaugh and wider stakeholders to learn more about and comment on the vision and proposals.

The proposed plan includes installing a single 500-800 kW wind turbine, a 0.25 ha solar array at ground level and/or roof level and a green hydrogen production facility.

The open-door, drop-in event, running from 2-7pm, will include information and displays about the project, as well as members of the HydroGlen team, who will be able to answer questions.

Comments about the project, which has funding from the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund, can be given at the event or afterwards via email, info@glensaughrenewable.com, or in writing to the James Hutton institute, by no later than September 18. 

Further information:

HydroGlen is part of the Hutton’s Climate-Positive Farming Initiative, exploring transformational climate- and nature-positive solutions for the farming community.

As well as HydroGlen, the initiative includes work on peatland restoration, adding herbs into grasslands, integrating trees and wildlife on the farm, natural flood management, managing farmland to encourage beneficial insects and much more.

About the James Hutton Institute

The James Hutton Institute is at the forefront of meeting the global challenges of providing food, energy and water from finite land and natural resources. The institute is a world-leading scientific research organisation focused on land, crops, water and the environment.

Our strengths in land, crop, waters, environmental and socio-economic sciences enable a broad range of science disciplines to interconnect, delivering knowledge, products and services that improve the quality of life.

In partnership with people, organisations and governments, our work enhances sustainable environmental, social and economic development, delivering practical solutions for our shared future and influencing the agenda for land use and development for the 21st Century.