Offaly County Council appoints Siemens to conduct feasibility study
Offaly County Council has appointed Siemens to conduct a feasibility study to research the possibilities for enhancing renewable energy in the region.
The study entitled “Exploring Data Centre Integration with Renewable Energy & Green Hydrogen in the Midlands” will explore the potential for the integration of a Data Centre with renewable energy and green hydrogen.
The Chief Executive of Offaly County Council Anna Marie Delaney appointed Siemens to conduct this leading research project.
This project at Rhode Green Energy Park will provide evidence based research to enhance the development of green energy enterprises within the Midlands.
The Study is co-funded by the Just Transition Fund and North Offaly Development Fund (NODF). The North Offaly Development Fund is a community group with Rhode Green Energy Park as its flagship project. Chaired by Eugene Mulligan, the group has been working in close collaboration with Offaly County Council for a number of years to harness the potential of the site.
Offaly County Council has taken a lead role in embracing renewable energy in recent years, and is examining opportunities in emerging areas including Green Hydrogen and synergies between renewable energy generation, battery storage, large-scale energy usage and spin-off industries.
Chief Executive of Offaly County Council, Anna-Marie Delaney said:
“The co-location of diverse renewable energy systems integrating into the national grid at Rhode Green Energy Park provides unique prospects for cutting edge innovation and demonstration hubs. Collaborations between industry, academia and stakeholders are underway to explore opportunities such as a Green Hydrogen integration and demonstration hub, and large scale energy user integration with renewables”.
Joe Walsh, General Manager of Siemens said that his team was looking forward to working on this project which is anticipated to deliver key insights of regional and national significance.
Councillor Liam Quinn, Cathaoirleach of Edenderry MD and Director of NODF CLG welcomed the initiative and commented that it shows Offaly’s commitment to sustainable economic development, and is an important milestone in the development of Rhode Green Energy Park.