Frequently Asked Questions

Table of Contents

The project 

1.What is Rathrush Green Energy Park?  

2. Where is the project located?  

3. Why have you selected this site?  

4. What size is it?

5. Why is this project needed now?  

6. What is Long Duration Energy Storage?  

7. How long would construction take?  

8. How much will it cost to build Rathrush Green Energy Park?

9. How long has this project been under consideration? 

10. Who is the developer?

11. What type of site investigation works and surveys have been carried out to date?

12. How was this site chosen above alternative options?

13. How is the project being funded?

14. How will the connection between the electrical grid at Kellis substation and the project be done?  

15. How high will the gas turbine stacks be?

Engineering

16. Why store hydrogen underground?  

17. What process and technologies will be deployed?   

18. How does the Hybrit project in Sweden compare to RGEP?

19. What is the risk to water wells and public water in the area?

20. Is there a risk of embrittlement of the liner of the storage caverns?

21. Is Kellis substation capable of taking this energy?

Regulation / Safety

22. How is compliance with air quality and noise standards monitored?  

23. How much disruption and noise will be experienced during construction and operation

24. Will wind turbines and solar farms be built as part of this project?  

25. Will the hydrogen gas be used and stored on site only or will it be exported off site in tankers?  

26. Are you exclusively reliant on green hydrogen as a fuel source?

27. Are there air emissions from the operating plant?  

28. Will water be required and will it come from a sustainable source?  

29. Does the construction of the caverns involve mining methods, including the use of explosives underground?

30. How do you intend to monitor any vibration during construction?

31. Could vibrations from the underground explosions cause damage to the radon barrier of houses in the local area?

32. What is the emergency plan for the project's operational phase?  

33. What level of noise is expected at the nearest houses?  

 Community engagement

34. Will there be a Community Benefit Fund?  

35. How will you manage communication and consultation with locals who might want to learn more about the project?  

36. What is the potential for local workers, businesses and suppliers to benefit from this project? 

37. When will the Community Benefit Fund begin distributing money?

38. Is there a risk that house prices will drop as a result of this project?

39. How will the Community Benefit Fund be administered?

Planning

40. Can the public participate in the planning process?  

41. Where can we see the planning application?  

42. Will an Environmental Impact Assessment be completed as part of the planning and consenting process?  

43. Are Long Duration Energy Storage projects supported in local and national policy? 

44. How will lorries access the site during construction?

Operational

45. What will be coming out of the gas turbine stacks?

46. How will the oxygen created as part of the process be managed?  

47. How will any waste from impurities in the water be managed?  

48. Where will the project source the wind and solar energy used to generate the hydrogen? 

49. If the energy to run the plant to create the hydrogen is coming from Kellis substation, which can have a mix of sources of power, how can we certify the hydrogen is green?

Frequently Asked Questions

Table of Contents

The project 

1.What is Rathrush Green Energy Park?  

2. Where is the project located?  

3. Why have you selected this site?  

4. What size is it?

5. Why is this project needed now?  

6. What is Long Duration Energy Storage?  

7. How long would construction take?  

8. How much will it cost to build Rathrush Green Energy Park?

9. How long has this project been under consideration? 

10. Who is the developer?

11. What type of site investigation works and surveys have been carried out to date?

12. How was this site chosen above alternative options?

13. How is the project being funded?

14. How will the connection between the electrical grid at Kellis substation and the project be done?  

15. How high will the gas turbine stacks be?

Engineering

16. Why store hydrogen underground?  

17. What process and technologies will be deployed?   

18. How does the Hybrit project in Sweden compare to RGEP?

19. What is the risk to water wells and public water in the area?

20. Is there a risk of embrittlement of the liner of the storage caverns?

21. Is Kellis substation capable of taking this energy?

Regulation / Safety

22. How is compliance with air quality and noise standards monitored?  

23. How much disruption and noise will be experienced during construction and operation

24. Will wind turbines and solar farms be built as part of this project?  

25. Will the hydrogen gas be used and stored on site only or will it be exported off site in tankers?  

26. Are you exclusively reliant on green hydrogen as a fuel source?

27. Are there air emissions from the operating plant?  

28. Will water be required and will it come from a sustainable source?  

29. Does the construction of the caverns involve mining methods, including the use of explosives underground?

30. How do you intend to monitor any vibration during construction?

31. Could vibrations from the underground explosions cause damage to the radon barrier of houses in the local area?

32. What is the emergency plan for the project's operational phase?  

33. What level of noise is expected at the nearest houses?  

 Community engagement

34. Will there be a Community Benefit Fund?  

35. How will you manage communication and consultation with locals who might want to learn more about the project?  

36. What is the potential for local workers, businesses and suppliers to benefit from this project? 

37. When will the Community Benefit Fund begin distributing money?

38. Is there a risk that house prices will drop as a result of this project?

39. How will the Community Benefit Fund be administered?

Planning

40. Can the public participate in the planning process?  

41. Where can we see the planning application?  

42. Will an Environmental Impact Assessment be completed as part of the planning and consenting process?  

43. Are Long Duration Energy Storage projects supported in local and national policy? 

44. How will lorries access the site during construction?

Operational

45. What will be coming out of the gas turbine stacks?

46. How will the oxygen created as part of the process be managed?  

47. How will any waste from impurities in the water be managed?  

48. Where will the project source the wind and solar energy used to generate the hydrogen? 

49. If the energy to run the plant to create the hydrogen is coming from Kellis substation, which can have a mix of sources of power, how can we certify the hydrogen is green?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Table of Contents

The project 

1.What is Rathrush Green Energy Park?  

2. Where is the project located?  

3. Why have you selected this site?  

4. What size is it?

5. Why is this project needed now?  

6. What is Long Duration Energy Storage?  

7. How long would construction take?  

8. How much will it cost to build Rathrush Green Energy Park?

9. How long has this project been under consideration? 

10. Who is the developer?

11. What type of site investigation works and surveys have been carried out to date?

12. How was this site chosen above alternative options?

13. How is the project being funded?

14. How will the connection between the electrical grid at Kellis substation and the project be done?  

15. How high will the gas turbine stacks be?

Engineering

16. Why store hydrogen underground?  

17. What process and technologies will be deployed?   

18. How does the Hybrit project in Sweden compare to RGEP?

19. What is the risk to water wells and public water in the area?

20. Is there a risk of embrittlement of the liner of the storage caverns?

21. Is Kellis substation capable of taking this energy?

Regulation / Safety

22. How is compliance with air quality and noise standards monitored?  

23. How much disruption and noise will be experienced during construction and operation

24. Will wind turbines and solar farms be built as part of this project?  

25. Will the hydrogen gas be used and stored on site only or will it be exported off site in tankers?  

26. Are you exclusively reliant on green hydrogen as a fuel source?

27. Are there air emissions from the operating plant?  

28. Will water be required and will it come from a sustainable source?  

29. Does the construction of the caverns involve mining methods, including the use of explosives underground?

30. How do you intend to monitor any vibration during construction?

31. Could vibrations from the underground explosions cause damage to the radon barrier of houses in the local area?

32. What is the emergency plan for the project's operational phase?  

33. What level of noise is expected at the nearest houses?  

 Community engagement

34. Will there be a Community Benefit Fund?  

35. How will you manage communication and consultation with locals who might want to learn more about the project?  

36. What is the potential for local workers, businesses and suppliers to benefit from this project? 

37. When will the Community Benefit Fund begin distributing money?

38. Is there a risk that house prices will drop as a result of this project?

39. How will the Community Benefit Fund be administered?

Planning

40. Can the public participate in the planning process?  

41. Where can we see the planning application?  

42. Will an Environmental Impact Assessment be completed as part of the planning and consenting process?  

43. Are Long Duration Energy Storage projects supported in local and national policy? 

44. How will lorries access the site during construction?

Operational

45. What will be coming out of the gas turbine stacks?

46. How will the oxygen created as part of the process be managed?  

47. How will any waste from impurities in the water be managed?  

48. Where will the project source the wind and solar energy used to generate the hydrogen? 

49. If the energy to run the plant to create the hydrogen is coming from Kellis substation, which can have a mix of sources of power, how can we certify the hydrogen is green?

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