First hydrogen delivery

First hydrogen delivery

The first trailer carrying hydrogen gas made on Eday has arrived in Kirkwall. The unit came on Orkney Ferries’ Earl Sigurd vessel, which the project chartered for a special run. In these early days, while crews are gaining experience with the units, chartered sailings are the best way to avoid ....

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Video: hydrogen from Orkney's clean green electricity

Watch a three-minute video explaining what the Surf 'n' Turf project involves and how the technology works. Surf ’n’ Turf is a ground breaking project, thanks to how it sources its energy and what it does with it – aiming to open up hydrogen as a clean fuel for use in road and sea transport ....

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EMEC celebrates hydrogen from tidal power

EMEC celebrates hydrogen from tidal power

EMEC (the European Marine Energy Centre) has achieved a world first by producing hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy. EMEC is a partner in Surf ’n’ Turf, and their success is a milestone for the wider project that will use the gas as fuel at Kirkwall Pier. By harnessing ....

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Orkney schools take Hydrogen Challenge

Orkney schools take Hydrogen Challenge

Surf 'n' Turf has introduced school pupils across Orkney to using hydrogen, with a challenge to build a model car that is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The project's own fuel cell is under construction, but the company supplying it – Arcola Energy – brought miniature versions to Orkney for ....

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Surf 'n' Turf rolls out a hydrogen first

Surf 'n' Turf rolls out a hydrogen first

The World Hydrogen Energy Conference at Zaragoza is the venue for supplier Calvera Macquinaria to put on show the first of the lightweight units that make hydrogen transport in Orkney possible. Existing hydrogen trailers are too large and too heavy to use on narrow rural roads such as Orkney's more ....

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€5m for Orkney hydrogen

Community-owned renewable electricity generation in Orkney takes a massive step towards a local hydrogen future - thanks to a successful bid for European funding, built upon the Surf 'n' Turf hydrogen project that Community Energy Scotland is leading. The new BIG HIT project will see five million ....

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