Former Kinsale Head gas field assessed for hydrogen storage 

ESB partnering with Tony O'Reilly's dCarbonX to examine site for gas storage

The former Kinsale Head Gas Field provided natural gas for more than 40 years.

The ESB has begun an evaluation of the depleted Kinsale Head gas field off the Cork coast to assess its potential to store large amounts of green hydrogen.

ESB has formed a partnership with dCarbonX, a firm co-founded by Tony O'Reilly who formerly headed up oil and gas exploration firm Providence Resources.