Green hydrogen push bearing fruit
28 February 2019
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Yara Pilbara Fertilisers and ENGIE Energy Services announce green hydrogen plan for the Pilbara
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McGowan Government's Renewable Hydrogen Council to report to government in the coming months
The McGowan Government's efforts to drive a
job-creating,
Western Australian renewable
hydrogen industry is
beginning to bear fruit, with feasibility underway for a Pilbara-based
green hydrogen plant.
Yara Pilbara Fertilisers and
ENGIE Energy Services have signed a
collaboration agreement for a
feasibility study into green hydrogen and
green ammonia production in the
Pilbara region.
The companies will invest $3 million into the study, which will examine
converting Yara's existing ammonia plant in the Pilbara, which relies on
natural gas, to a renewable hydrogen and ammonia production facility.
The study comes on the back of the McGowan Government's major push to
drive a Western Australian green hydrogen industry, which kicked off at
last year's WA Renewable Hydrogen Conference.
Both Yara and ENGIE are members of the McGowan Government's Renewable
Hydrogen Council, which will make its recommendations to the State
Government on strategies to drive a local hydrogen industry in the
coming months.
Comments attributed to Regional Development Minister Alannah
MacTiernan:
"Our Government has made a major push to drive a renewable hydrogen
industry in
WA, and that effort is paying off.
"This feasibility study is a major step forward in WA's renewable
hydrogen future, and has the potential to create a whole new
job-creating industry in the Pilbara.
"Congratulations to Yara and ENGIE on this collaboration - this is just
the beginning of what could be a major new industry for our State."
Comments attributed to Pilbara MLA Kevin Michel:
"Our Pilbara has a tremendous opportunity to lead the charge in the
development of a green hydrogen industry, not only nationally but at a
global level.
"The development of a green hydrogen industry will create jobs for
people in our Pilbara, and diversify our Pilbara economy.
"Our Pilbara is in an excellent position to lead Western Australia's
transition to a low-emissions future."
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