Plans for new £1.4m low carbon refuelling hub at AECC drive forward

Proposals to establish a low carbon refuelling station at the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre have taken another step forward.The proposed facility is designed to provide hydrogen refuelling and charging points for electric vehicles – part of a city wide drive to embrace sustainable transport.Councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s finance, policy and resources committee noted the council’s intention to apply for a grant of £1,014,772 from the Transport Scotland Low Carbon Travel and Transport Challenge Fund. The remaining £434,904 capital cost of the project will be met from the existing AECC contingency budget.The AECC design incorporates an Energy Centre, a testing and demonstration facility for renewable energy technologies. Hydrogen produced at the centre could be used to power vehicles with the addition of the refuelling hub.