It appears JavaScript is disabled. In order for this website to function correctly you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Collectively developed by ESB, dCarbonX and Bord Gáis Energy.

About Kestrel

We (ESB, dCarbonX and Bord Gáis Energy) are proposing to redevelop the offshore Kinsale area gas fields for the storage of hydrogen, with interim capability to store natural gas

The Kestrel Project currently comprises:

ESB

ESB operates across the electricity market, from generation through transmission and distribution, to supply of customers in addition to using our networks to carry fibre for telecommunications. ESB is a leading Irish utility with a regulated asset base of approximately €10.9 billion (comprising ESB Networks €8.8 billion and NIE Networks €2.1 billion), a 33% share of generation in the all-island market, and retail businesses supplying electricity and gas to over 1.9 million customer accounts throughout the island of Ireland and Great Britain.

ESB.ie

dCarbonX

dCarbonX is a pioneering asset focused GeoEnergy company established to develop subsurface assets for energy storage and for the sequestration of CO₂. Based in London and Dublin, dCarbonX has a Strategic Energy Transition Alliance with Snam SpA, Europe’s largest natural gas infrastructure operator and Italian state controlled gas importation, transmission and storage company.

Snam currently holds a (50%) equity interest in dCarbonX and will increase its stake up to a controlling interest by providing dCarbonX with financial and technical support for its current storage and carbon sequestration projects in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Snam has c. 17 billion cubic metres of gas storage working capacity, operates with a network of around 38,000 kilometres of gas pipelines in Italy and abroad and is also a leading global player in the development of large-scale underground hydrogen storage.

dCarbonX.com
Snam.it

Bord Gáis Energy

Bord Gáis Energy is a trusted energy provider in Ireland for almost 50 years. Purchased by Centrica plc in 2014, the company provides gas, electricity and home care services to over 730,000 residential and business customers. Bord Gáis Energy’s vision is to lead the energy transition in Ireland through the investment and development of net zero energy solutions across the whole value stream. Through its people and planet plan, Bord Gáis Energy is delivering on its commitment to be net zero by 2045 – helping its customers live sustainably, simply and affordably. Notably Centrica, operate the offshore Rough gas field, which is currently the UK’s largest gas storage reservoir.

BordGaisEnergy.ie
Centrica.com