ESB submits plan for hydrogen production facility in Cork Harbour

Green hydrogen produces energy through electrolysis of water, while eliminating emissions by using renewable energy

Papers were lodged with Cork County Council earlier this month for the development of a hydrogen project at the existing ESB generating station at Aghada. File Picture: Denis Scannell

ESB has lodged a planning application for its first major hydrogen project in Cork that it says can help play a “critical role” in Ireland achieving net-zero in the coming years.

Papers were lodged with Cork County Council earlier this month for the development at the existing ESB generating station at Aghada, on the eastern side of Cork Harbour.