Delivering the vision - Build domestic supply chain opportunities
Scotland’s zero emission mobility industry should work to build a high quality, resilient domestic supply chain, identify the critical gaps and addressing/ mitigating these by developing opportunities to collaborate on existing product development, engage in open innovation, and encourage diversification from other sectors with established capability in Scotland.
Case Study - Hydrogen Accelerator
Funded by Transport Scotland, the Hydrogen Accelerator is a partnership between the University of St Andrews and the University of Strathclyde.
The Hydrogen Accelerator is focused on developing and supporting world-leading hydrogen projects, placing Scotland at the forefront of innovative decarbonising solutions, in particular those relating to hydrogen and hydrogen-based technologies in transport.
Working across all sectors such as public, private and academia, it aims to accelerate the deployment of hydrogen and hydrogen related technologies in Scotland, thereby creating high value green jobs and building Scotland’s expertise and skills in zero carbon mobility.
Since its launch in late July 2020, the Hydrogen Accelerator has acted as an enabler of hydrogen technologies in Scotland’s growing green economy with achievements including the successful procurement of phase 2 of the Zero Emission Train project and leading the development of the Low Carbon Applications Test Centre (LOCATE).
The Hydrogen Accelerator has also provided technical advice including providing evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee to support policy development, supply chain development to support the creation of high value jobs and skills required to grow the hydrogen economy in Scotland, support to SMEs already in the hydrogen sector or to those looking to transition.
Priorities
The heavy duty vehicle industry and Government should work together to develop a pathway for decarbonisation including working with Government agencies to form an heavy duty vehicles decarbonisation group, providing leadership to support smaller operators.
Industry and Government could work to leverage domestic capability in battery and hydrogen technology development to build further heavy duty and niche vehicle specialisms.
Scotland could build on the legacy of skills in the oil and gas sector in quality and health and safety to develop expertise for the heavy duty and niche vehicle sector.
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