Plans for a green hydrogen energy plant at a former Royal Navy armaments depot in Pembrokeshire have been revealed by a Norwegian renewables giant. Statkraft said its planned plant at Trecwm would generate around three tonnes of green hydrogen daily - enough for a single bus to travel more than 40,000 miles or the equivalent of 350 journeys from Fishguard to Cardiff.
Its Trecwm Green Energy Hub project, subject to approval from Welsh Government ministers, would be constructed on the site of a disused rail transfer shed. Work would start in 2023 with it producing green hydrogen by the end of 2026. Hydrogen generated would be use to provide clean fuel for heavy goods vehicles, buses. Statkraft, which is wholly-owned by the Norwegian state, said its energy could also power Pembrokeshire Council’s fleet of HGV lorries and local buses, with the site able to produce enough green hydrogen to run around 170 buses every day. While there are currently no hydrogen powered trains in the UK, long-term Statkraft said there is potential. There are hydrogen powered trains in operation in Germany.
Whereas hydrogen is traditionally extracted from fossil fuels, green hydrogen is extracted from water in a process powered by electricity generated by renewable energy.
