CANBERRA: The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) on Friday announced funding for the nation’s biggest hydrogen plant.
ARENA approved A$47.5 million ($31 million) in funding for the company — ENGIE Renewables Australia’s hydrogen and ammonia project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA), reports Xinhua news agency.
Plans for the project, construction of which will begin in October, including a 10 megawatt (MW) electrolyzer to produce renewable hydrogen and an 18 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) system to power it.
Once completed in 2024, the electrolyzer will be capable of producing up to 640 tonnes of renewable hydrogen every year, making it one of the world’s largest plants, according to a media release of the ARENA.
Chris Bowen, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy, said the project would help Australia become a “hydrogen exporting powerhouse”.
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Australian govt announces funding for biggest hydrogen plant
