The Hydrogen Office

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• The Hydrogen Office

Supported by -
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Presentation outline

• Factors constraining the industry in Scotland
• The Hydrogen Office
• The project
• Support to the industry
• Current position
• Going forward
• The completed project
• SHFCA

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What is constraining the hydrogen and fuel cell
industry in Scotland

• Wide scale public acceptance ?
• In-depth stakeholder understanding ?
• A shortage of projects to -
• Prove and promote Scottish technologies and
  services ?
• Develop and value engineer integrated solutions ?
• Enhance integrated management systems ?

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What is the Hydrogen Office?
A highly energy efficient building to prove that
renewable and hydrogen technologies can safely
and reliably meet the energy needs of a modern
office building, whilst being carbon neutral and
largely energy independent

• The building -
• Will be approximately 1000 m2
• Support 70 people
• Be powered by wind, solar and heat pumps/biomass
• Store excess renewable energy as hydrogen

The Hydrogen Office will serve as the
headquarters' to the Business Environment
Partnership, will offer workspace to SMEs, and be
promoted as a demonstration centre for renewable
and hydrogen technologies
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How does the Hydrogen Office support the
development of the industry in Scotland ?

• The project provides -
• A high profile demonstration centre for renewable
  and hydrogen technologies and services in the
  Scottish central belt
• A vehicle to engage key stakeholders, and improve
  awareness and understanding of hydrogen and fuel
  cells
• A project to support the migration of hydrogen
  technologies and skills out of industry, and into
  the commercial and domestic sector
• An opportunity to unlock ongoing research,
  technology development, value engineering and
  knowledge transfer

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The current position

1. With 1.1M ERDF funding, and support from
   Scottish Enterprise (a partnership between SEEL
   and the Energy team), the BEP is close to
   completing the funding package
2. The number of development sites has been reduced
   to 2 (both in Midlothian)
3. We are starting to think about the design team

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Going forward

1. Complete funding package September/October 05
2. Site acquisition September 05
3. Fully drawn up plans for the building October/Nove
   mber 05
4. Team in place December/January 05/06
5. Warrants and planning permission secured
   Feb/March 06
6. On site April/May 06
7. Building completed June 07

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Phase 2 the ongoing opportunities

• A centrally located and easily accessible
  demonstration centre with
• A renewable and hydrogen energy system
• Information and data displays/exhibits
• Meeting rooms
• Visitor facilities
• Workspace for micro SMEs
• A high profile Edinburgh home for organisations
  interested in the development of the hydrogen and
  fuel cell industry in Scotland
• Hydrogen lab space ?
• Plug in and play facilities ?
• Others???

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Promoting hydrogen and fuel cells in Scotland

• The Hydrogen Office will seek to attract interest
  from -
• Public planning, policy and development agencies
• Public safety organisations (fire service etc)
• Commercial/private developers, investors,
  insurers and customers
• Educational centres and schools
• The general public to a limited degree

The business plan includes a full time marketing
and PR manager, to maximise interest in the
demonstration centre
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SHFCA

• An opportunity for the
• Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell industry
• Which hydrogen and fuel cell related
  organisations in Scotland have an interest in
  supplying technology or services to the project ?
• Is there an appetite for hydrogen lab space ?
• Is there a need for plug in and play test
  facilities ?
• Which organisations might wish to have a base in
  the Hydrogen Office ?
• Are there other opportunities ?

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Thank you