Hydrogen Ireland has said there is an urgent need for progress on the National Hydrogen Strategy, which it says has achieved little since its publication last year.
The all-island group of industry and academic figures works to raise the profile of the potential benefits offered by hydrogen energy solutions.
Today it announced details of its annual conference which will take place at Fota Island Resort in Cork on November 13 and 14.
Speakers will include senior representatives from the Departments of Enterprise Trade and Employment, Environment Climate and Communications and Northern Ireland's Department for the Economy. Industry speakers will include representatives from Gas Networks Ireland, ESB, Indaver, Lagan Technologies, HyEnergy and Bord na Móna.
15 months since the publication of the National Hydrogen Strategy, Hydrogen Ireland says a lack of visible progress is frustrating, particularly when the rate of investment is accelerating rapidly around the world.
Recent research reveals that the global project pipeline has grown since 2020 from 228 projects to 1,572 projects, as of May 2024.
CEO of Hydrogen Ireland Paul McCormack says it is vital that Ireland keeps pace with international progress.
" Private industry is putting resources into hydrogen in Ireland but its possibilities as an energy vector for the future can't be achieved without visible commitment and the kind of progress policymakers can enable," Mr McCormack said.
"We would like to see an update on which of the strategy's goals have been achieved so far and a roadmap for the future rollout," he added.
