Energy

Up to 1,800 jobs could be created by developing green hydrogen in Ireland, report says

White paper proposes 20 hydrogen refuelling stations and more than 6,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles on the road by 2030

Eamon Ryan, the Minister for the Environment, said he hopes to see the state’s national hydrogen strategy published by the end of the year

A white paper launched by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has said up to 1,800 jobs could be created across all hydrogen sectors by 2030.

Green, renewable hydrogen can be created by wind energy production and be used to power vehicles and help to decarbonise industries such as steel production.

The white paper from Hydrogen Mobility Ireland, a group of Irish stakeholders working to develop hydrogen across Ireland, has said the government could increase the ...