‘Urgent need’ for progress on National Hydrogen Strategy [Video]

Hydrogen Ireland has said there has been a “frustrating” lack of visible progress to implement the National Hydrogen Strategy since its publication last year.

The all-island group of industry figures and academics said the stalled progress of the strategy was particularly discouraging considering the acceleration of investment in hydrogen energy worldwide.

Research from the Hydrogen Council indicates that the global pipeline of projects has grown seven-fold since 2020 from 228 to 1,572 in May 2024.

“We welcomed the National Hydrogen Strategy as a key catalyst to attracting investment in Ireland’s clean energy sector, and we believe that potential remains,” said Paul McCormack, CEO of Hydrogen Ireland.

“Private industry is putting resources into hydrogen in Ireland but its possibilities as an energy vector for the future can’t be achieved without visible commitment and the kind of progress policymakers can enable.

“We would like to see an update on which of the strategy’s goals have been achieved so far …