Bord na Móna has struck a deal with BOC Gases to make and distribute hydrogen from its Mount Lucas wind farm in Co Offaly. The state-owned company’s head of renewable energy, John Reilly, told the Wind Energy Ireland annual conference on Thursday that it had agreed to set up a joint venture with the Linden Group’s gas subsidiary to develop a 2MW electrolyser on its existing 84MW wind farm and produce up to 500kg of green hydrogen daily. The plant is due to enter production next year and prove the concept of co-location between wind farms and electrolysers, which use…

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