Black & Veatch to Support Development of Mercury Renewables’ First-of-a-Kind Green Hydrogen Plant

Mercury is growing certainly one of Eire’s first co-located onshore wind farm and hydrogen electrolysis crops. A 75-megawatt wind farm will energy an electrolyser plant producing inexperienced hydrogen. Black & Veatch’s preliminary position within the venture has been the feasibility research that inform all features of the hydrogen improvement.

A primary-of-a-kind inexperienced hydrogen era plant – on the border of Counties Mayo and Sligo, Eire – has been introduced by Mercury Renewables. To advance the venture Mercury is drawing upon the hydrogen and renewable power experience of world engineering, consulting and building chief Black & Veatch.

Mercury is growing certainly one of Eire’s first co-located onshore wind farm and hydrogen electrolysis crops. A 75-megawatt wind farm will energy an electrolyser plant producing inexperienced hydrogen. Black & Veatch’s preliminary position within the venture has been the feasibility research that inform all features of the hydrogen improvement.

“The abundance of renewable power potential in Eire means inexperienced hydrogen ought to play a big position in regional and nationwide cross-sector decarbonisation. Initiatives like Firlough put Mercury on the vanguard of delivering Eire’s hydrogen financial system,” mentioned Tim Payments-Everett of Mercury. “Our enterprise mannequin is to mix native information with worldwide greatest observe in renewable power improvement. For Firlough we additionally want confirmed hydrogen experience. With a deep monitor report in each, Black & Veatch is our companion of selection.”

Black & Veatch’s early involvement has been to assist Mercury perceive which mixture of electrolyser expertise and measurement, in addition to hydrogen storage and transport choices – and water provide alternate options – greatest meets its enterprise objectives for the venture. That is being achieved by means of the event of a number of state of affairs research and conceptual web site layouts.

“Hydrogen venture builders and traders want confidence within the high quality of the recommendation they obtain. Essentially the most full evaluation will come from companions with experience in hydrogen, renewable power era, and the complicated interfaces between them that outline tasks like Firlough,” mentioned Youssef Merjaneh, Black & Veatch’s Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Europe, Center East & Africa.

As soon as the optimum configuration is recognized, Black & Veatch will develop a top level view design for the ability that’s sympathetic to the native environment; and assist engagement with the area people, in addition to work to make sure the plant’s secure operation.

Mercury Renewables has been growing renewable power tasks in Eire since 2009. At Firlough, as with different tasks, the corporate will endeavor to supply localised financial progress; utilizing, the place doable, native folks, tools and companies.

To assist decarbonisation initiatives, and using hydrogen as part of decarbonisation methods, Black & Veatch in 2021 joined the Hydrogen Council and was appointed advisor to the U.S. Division of Commerce’s Renewable Vitality and Vitality Effectivity Advisory Committee. The corporate’s most up-to-date hydrogen successes embody choice by Mitsubishi Energy Americas and Magnum Improvement, co-developers of what would be the world’s largest industrial inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing and storage facility, to supply engineering, procurement and building (EPC) companies for that Superior Clear Vitality Storage venture in Delta, Utah

About Mercury Renewables

Mercury Renewables has been growing renewable power tasks within the West of Eire since 2009 with places of work in Mayo, Eire and U.Okay. The principals of Mercury have been concerned in renewable power developments Scotland, Chile, Egypt and Eire, bringing collectively worldwide greatest observe with deep native connections to the West of Eire. By means of the Firlough improvement, Mercury is seeking to set up a neighborhood hydrogen financial system that may instantly profit residents of Counties Mayo and Sligo in addition to fostering additional funding within the West of Eire area.

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned international engineering, procurement, consulting and building firm with a greater than 100-year monitor report of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, now we have helped our purchasers enhance the lives of individuals all over the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most essential infrastructure belongings. Our revenues in 2021 exceeded US$3.3 billion. Comply with us on www.bv.com and on social media.