Tasmania publishes green hydrogen feasibility findings
The Tasmanian Government have released the findings from three feasibility studies funded under the $50 million Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Industry Development Fund
The Tasmanian Government is committed to establishing a green hydrogen production and export industry in Tasmania alongside key industry partners.
ABEL Energy, Origin Energy and Grange Resources received a share of $2.6 million in funding grants to investigate the feasibility of larger scale green hydrogen production projects in the state.
The primary focus of the studies was to outline options to achieve the short-term goals stated in the Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan (TRHAP), which includes a target of local production, consumption and export of green hydrogen in Tasmania.
Under the TRHAP, the Government is delivering on a number of key actions to support the export and domestic use of green hydrogen, including developing a robust regulatory framework for the green hydrogen industry; strengthening our international partnerships; and investigating the use of green hydrogen in Antarctica.
The package of measures being delivered through the TRHAP will support Tasmania to become a significant global producer and exporter of green hydrogen by 2030.
The outcomes of the three feasibility studies all demonstrate that green hydrogen production and use in Tasmania is technically feasible.
Bell Bay is a perfect location for a nation-leading green hydrogen hub with its advanced manufacturing zone, renewable energy availability, advanced infrastructure, water availability and port access.
With ongoing collaboration between industry, universities, other research institutions and innovators, the Tasmanian Government is confident Bell Bay will play a pivotal role in Australia’s affordable clean energy future.
And the Australian Government is supporting this vision with $70 million in grant funding committed by the Commonwealth Government, which will have matching support from the Tasmanian Government working with GBEs and departments, with proponents paying their fair share of infrastructure costs.
The studies funded under the Government’s $2.6 million investment were:
* Origin Energy’s export scale green hydrogen and ammonia plant producing around 420,000 tonnes of green ammonia per annum - expected to be located at the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone;
* ABEL Energy’s 100 MW green hydrogen and methanol for export project at the Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone; and
* Grange Resources’ 90-100 MW green hydrogen project to provide process heat at its Port Latta facility.
