Net Zero Energy (NZE) has published plans to develop Rathrush Green Energy Park, a 600mw long duration energy storage facility in Co Carlow, Ireland, that will use renewable energy to generate green hydrogen.
Rathrush has a development cost of around €2 billion and will save an estimated 180,000 tonnes of CO2 emission a year. The project will use surplus renewable energy from off-site to make green hydrogen, which will then be stored and converted to electricity when needed.
NZE Chief Executive, Peter Harte, commented, “The project presents an important as well as timely solution to the current pressing and complex energy dilemma facing the country, both in terms of security of supply and decarbonising our grid. Moreover, by harnessing an energy source which was heretofore being wasted, we can insulate consumers from future fossil fuel crises and price shocks such as we saw in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and more recently, in the Middle East. By delivering a national solution helping Ireland on its journey to energy independence, it simultaneously provides reassurance and confidence for high-end electricity users seeking to locate here in Ireland.”
NZE Proposes Green Hydrogen LDES Facility
