A potential buyer is wanted for a green hydrogen site near New Cumnock.

Renantis, the global renewable energy developer and operator, is leading development of the project in partnership with Logan Energy at the site based at Knockshinnoch.

The new 2.5 megawatt site will use wind energy to create green hydrogen off-grid.

The project was one of a select few projects awarded a UK Government grant through the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund earlier this year.

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Potential buyers are being offered access to green hydrogen once the project begins production, expected in summer 2025.

The green hydrogen produced at Knockshinnoch could be used by UK transport firms and local authorities to power hydrogen trucks and buses, creating only water as a waste product.

The technology used in the Knockshinnoch project produces green hydrogen by using electricity from onsite wind turbines to power electrolysis equipment which splits water molecules to create hydrogen.

The entire process is said to produce zero emissions.

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Stefano Socci, hydrogen lead at Renantis, said: “Green hydrogen has the potential to play a significant role in the UK’s future energy mix, which is why projects like this are so important.

"The sector is still in its infancy and there are many challenges to be overcome, but this project is at the vanguard of how green hydrogen could be produced and used locally without the need for a grid connection.

“By opening discussions with potential customers who share our vision of a completely renewable future, we move another step closer to producing green hydrogen at a scale which not only has commercial benefit for all parties but helps to decarbonise the energy sector over the long-term.”

Josh Williamson, director of HIVE Hydrogen, which is leading the project’s off-taker engagement process, added: “This project represents a great opportunity, not only for UK’s off-grid renewables, but also to realise emissions savings in critical end-user areas.”

Potential buyers can register their interest by going to Public Contract Scotland.