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Ireland publishes its National Hydrogen Strategy: opens the door to export green H2 made from offshore wind
Ireland has unveiled its National Hydrogen Strategy, which sets out the strategic vision for the role hydrogen will play in the country's energy system, considering its long-term role as a key component of a carbon-free economy, and the short-term actions that need to be taken over the next few years to enable the development of the country's hydrogen sector.
According to the document, a target of 2 GW of offshore wind for renewable hydrogen production, to be in development by 2030, will help provide greater certainty for investors and create the volumes needed to expand the sector. "Ireland has one of the best offshore wind resources in the world and has the potential to develop a decarbonized industrial opportunity in close proximity to this resource, and to become a net exporter of renewable hydrogen in the long term," the paper describes.
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, says that "Ireland has the natural resources to become a world leader in the production of green energy. Our wind resources are amongst the best in the world. Hydrogen represents one of the best ways of capturing these resources. If Ireland can harness the opportunities offered by renewable hydrogen, we can achieve our goals of a zero-carbon, secure energy system and potentially become an exporter to the emerging hydrogen markets establishing across Europe. Ireland has recently signed an agreement with Germany to supply "green hydrogen" from what is regarded internationally as our significant renewable energy potential".
The Strategy is being developed for three primary reasons:
1. Decarbonising the economy, providing a solution to hard to decarbonise sectors where electrification is not feasible, or cost-effective
2. Enhancing the energy security, through the development of an indigenous zero carbon renewable fuel which can act as an alternative to the 77% of our energy system which today relies on fossil fuel imports
3. Developing industrial opportunities, through the potential development of export markets for renewable hydrogen and other areas such as Sustainable Aviation Fuels
The Strategy considers the needs of the entire hydrogen value chain including production, end-uses, transportation and storage, safety, regulation, markets, innovation, and skills.
It also sets out that Ireland will focus its efforts on the scale up and production of green hydrogen, as it supports both the decarbonisation needs and energy security needs, with a vast indigenous renewable resources.
In the coming years renewable hydrogen is envisioned to play an important role as a zero-emission source of dispatchable flexible electricity, as a long duration store of renewable energy, in decarbonising industrial processes, and as a transport fuel in sectors such as heavy goods transport, maritime and aviation. The Strategy will provide clarity for stakeholders on how we expect the hydrogen economy to develop and scale up over the coming decades, across the entire value chain.
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