Benefits

By developing a cutting edge and accessible demonstration project in the Scottish central belt, the Hydrogen Office Demonstration Centre offers the following benefits for Scotland. 

Commercially the project will:
i) Help to attract investment, and the development of green jobs for Scotland in a global market that is estimated to be worth $46 billion by 2011.
ii) Improve the future security of our energy supply by working to accelerate the development of technologies that can help reduce dependence on imported oil and gas from countries like Iran, Iraq and Russia.

Environmentally the project will:
i) Work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting cost effective energy saving measures, and supporting the development and adoption of cleaner and more efficient technologies.