Bridgend residents protest over plans to build a hydrogen plant near their homes

Published date23 June 2023
Publication titleWalesOnline (Wales)
The project, which has been named the HyBont Green Hydrogen Project, could see a hydrogen-powered plant built by Japanese developers Marubeni on Brynmenyn industrial estate. If given the go-ahead it would include a hydrogen production facility with electrolysers that generate hydrogen from electrical power by splitting water, along with hydrogen storage and a hydrogen refuelling station on the land

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The hydrogen produced there would be intended to supply transport users such as refuse collection vehicles, buses and light vehicles at the Brynmenyn refuelling station dispensers, as well as for heat for the Ynysawdre Cluster through a 1.2km underground pipe. The cluster includes Ysgol Gynradd Brynmenyn Primary School, Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen and Halo Ynysawdre Swimming Pool.

However, some locals claim there are a number of concerns over the plans which they believe are based too close to housing at the nearby village of Bryncethin.

Jean Phillips lives in Bryncethin and said she still had some serious questions over the safety of the hydrogen plant.

She said: "We've turned up today because we need to let the council know how strongly we feel about these proposals. It's too close to the houses and it's not being built in the right place as far as we are concerned.

"My main concern is the health and safety risks here because if there is a leak from this plant or the associated pipes it would be in my house in less five minutes, and a large number of other people's along with it. I agree with going green but I don't agree with having it so close to...

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