Green hydrogen offers a clean energy choice for low-carbon manufacturing
Paul McCormack, CEO of Hydrogen Ireland, says that not having a heavy industrial past gives Ireland a natural advantage in terms of its blank canvas to build a new green infrastructure
As Ireland does not carry a carbon-heavy legacy of 20th-century industrialisation, no steel mills to convert, no petrochemical complexes to retrofit, the country is free to build a new industrial future, one designed from the ground up around clean hydrogen, circularity, and low-carbon manufacturing.
Green hydrogen is no longer a distant dream in Ireland; it’s already here, ushering in a new chapter in energy while positioning the country as a leader in Europe’s clean energy future.
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Rory Monaghan is Professor of Energy Systems Engineering at the University of Galway and a keen advocate of hydrogen. He studied the subject from first principles through to application, completing both a master’s degree and a PhD in hydrogen technologies at MIT, where he focused on its production, use and integration within energy systems.
