The UK Government is looking at the proposals to ban the sale of natural gas boilers by the year 2026. Furthermore they are exploring if all new boilers can be run on hydrogen?

Could this be viable and what is the future of Hydrogen power for Ireland and the world?

Gavin McLoughlin asked these questions of Dr Rory Monaghan - Lecturer in energy systems engineering at NUI Galway.

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