In Australia, firms plan ‘super hub’ to produce green hydrogen using wind and solar.
Plans for an Australian “super hub” focused on the generation of wind, solar and green hydrogen are taking shape, with those involved hoping it will start producing power by 2027.
In a statement, Fortescue Future Industries said it was partnering with another firm called Windlab on the project, known as the North Queensland Super Hub.
Fortescue Future said the hub:
Could generate more than 10GW [gigawatts] of wind and solar power and underpin the industrial-scale production of green hydrogen from purpose-built facilities within Queensland.
The initial stage of the planned project will center around the development of the 800 megawatt Prairie Wind Farm and another 1,000 MW project. On condition of approvals, construction of the first phase is slated to…