The Scottish Government expects its investment to attract a further £10 million of private funding into the projects.
Around 350 learners each year will also be able to develop their skills through training designed to meet the needs of industry.
The 15 community projects are being supported through a new dedicated funding stream focused on fuel poverty, child poverty, climate resilience and restoring nature.
Hydrasun will use its £1.9 million award to establish what the company says will be Scotland’s first electrolyser assembly and integration facility.
The project is intended to build clean energy manufacturing capacity in Aberdeen while drawing on skills already established through decades of work in the energy industry.
Swinney said:
“This funding will create and support hundreds of jobs in the North East of Scotland, helping to ensure they are at the forefront of the transition to clean energy.
“The workforce here are among the most skilled and experienced in the world and the jobs and investment we are announcing today will help to ensure that remarkable energy expertise is preserved.
“While we will be continuing to use oil and gas for years to come, I want to ensure that workers here are also the foundation of our clean energy future.
“Scotland is an energy superpower, and the workers, businesses and communities of the North East will be vital in ensuring we capitalise on our remarkable renewable energy resources.”
Hydrasun Chief Executive James Gaskell said:
“For 50 years we’ve supported the energy industry in the areas of fluid transfer, power and control solutions, and clean energy, this investment builds directly on that industrial capability.
“Establishing Scotland’s first electrolyser assembly and integration facility is a proud milestone for the company and an important step forward for Aberdeen’s energy sector more broadly, ensuring the city has genuine clean energy manufacturing capability.
“It’s a vote of confidence in our talented team, Hydrasun’s manufacturing capabilities, our supply chain, and our region’s ability to compete on a global stage.”
