Plans have been announced for a new hydrogen production plant that will be powered by an onsite windfarm in north-east Mayo.
The €200m facility, to be known as Firlough, is to be constructed by Mayo and UK based Mercury Renewables.
Up to 150 jobs are to be created during the building of the plant, while up to 20 people will be permanently employed there once open.
It is hoped that the plant will produce enough green hydrogen to power the ongoing requirements of 1,000 fuel cell heavy goods vehicles.
This would offset around 65,000 tonnes of CO2 every year contributing to 2% of the Ireland’s emissions targets alone.
“We see huge possibilities for this project to attract industry and inward investment to the nearby towns and businesses,” said Mercury Renewables CEO John Duffy.
“Our focus is on decarbonising the transportation sector, however, Green Hydrogen can also be used to…
New green hydrogen production plant planned for Mayo
