Whitegate power plant in Cork
Irish site earmarked for Europe’s first ammonia power plant
Centrica and Mitsubishi agree to explore development of facility at Bord Gais Energy site in Cork
UK utility Centrica and Japanese-owned Mitsubishi Power Europe have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the potential to develop Europe’s first ammonia-fired power plant. The demonstration plant would be located on the site of the Whitegate gas-fired power station in Cork, Ireland. The existing station is operated by Irish utility Bord Gais Energy, which is owned by Centrica. “This is one of the many projects Centrica is working on to demonstrate how the hydrogen economy could work in practice,” said Chris O’Shea, the company’s group CEO. “In this instance, we hope to be able to show how hydrogen could be stored and transported as low-carbon ammonia, delivering cleaner energy for
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