New fuel plant to be built at Pembrokeshire dockyard

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New fuel plant to be built at Pembrokeshire dockyard
'The site was considered suitable for the proposed development, as it would align with the ambition for Pembroke Dock Marine to transition to a world-class centre for marine energy and engineering'
The entrance to Pembroke Dockyard
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A green hydrogen fuel production facility has been approved for development at a dockyard in the Pembrokeshire area. The application was submitted to Pembrokeshire Council by green energy experts Haush Ltd, who sought permission to build the 15MW facility, which includes electrolysers, compressors, a substation, and associated infrastructure, at Gate 4 of Pembroke Dockyard.
Green hydrogen is created from water through an electrolysis process powered by renewable electricity, in this case, supplied by an 11kV substation connected to the national grid.
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In a statement provided by Locogen Consulting Ltd, an Edinburgh-based Renewable Energy Consultancy, it was stated: "Haush's vision is to address one of the biggest challenges of our time - decarbonising the transportation and construction industries. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here .
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"Their innovative solution lies in working in partnership with communities to produce Green Hydrogen, a clean and renewable energy vector that can significantly reduce carbon emissions."
The statement further added: "The applicant has sought to identify opportunities to produce and supply Green Hydrogen across the UK to areas where it is most needed.
"The site was considered suitable for the proposed development, as it would align with the ambition for Pembroke Dock Marine to transition to a world-class centre for marine energy and engineering, focussed on the low carbon energy sector.
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"The applicant's ambition to deliver the proposed development, which would produce clean energy from Hydrogen, aligns with the aspiration and vision for Pembroke Dock Marine."
The proposal outlines that there would be up to six HGV movements to and from the site per day when operational, with "each taking approximately five hours to fill to capacity, resulting in a low turnaround of vehicles to and from the site".
Regarding safety concerns, it was stated: "The site would utilise rigorous safety measures, alongside the applicant adopting a production strategy that further reduces the risk profile.
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"Most notably, there will be no fixed onsite storage of Hydrogen. Instead, Hydrogen will be produced and compressed on-demand and will be transported immediately offsite using operated tube-trailers owned by the applicant."
Planners have given conditional approval to the application.