RDCA's story
As a community, Rathlin Development and Community Association has a 10-year plan to decarbonise our entire island and turn it 100% green. One of the biggest carbon footprints on the island is the ferry – if we can remove its reliance on diesel, which we use at the minute, and transition to green hydrogen, then we take away a big part of our carbon footprint. Other projects include decarbonising heating and transport on the island – we can heat houses with green hydrogen and supply the island with electric cars and bikes, insulate houses, install solar panels, and so on.
Useful learnings from RDCA
Look at ways in which you can decarbonise – we on Rathlin are hoping to generate our own hydrogen on the island from renewable sources such as wind, and that hopefully will be enough to power transport on Rathlin, as well as to heat homes and generate energy for some of the fishing boats.
RDCA's metrics
Amount of carbon savings.
