Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Japan oil and gas firm Inpex Corporation is participating in feasibility studies to create green hydrogen hubs in two Australian states. In both cases, Inpex’s main local partner is the utility firm AGL Energy.
In the latest agreement announced this week, the feasibility study concerns AGL’s Hunter Energy Hub in the state of New South Wales, which envisages both the production of green hydrogen and its export abroad.
The feasibility study will center on AGL’s Liddell Power Station in the Hunter Valley region, eyeing the Port of Newcastle as a potential offloading location.
AGL Chief Operating Officer Markus Brokhof stated that “early estimates suggest the site can support a hydrogen facility of up to 2GW in scale, but we will also test critical inputs including renewable energy costs, firming requirements, electrolyzer capital costs, logistics, and utilization.”
If the project is realized, at least some of the hydrogen produced will be exported to Japan.
Fortescue Future Industries and Osaka Gas Australia are also participating in the Hunter Valley project.
In June, a similar feasibility study involving the consortium of Inpex, AGL, Osaka Gas, and South Korea’s SK Group was unveiled in connection with a potential green hydrogen hub at Torrens Island, South Australia.
In this case, the site of the study is AGL’s Torrens Island Power Station.
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