- WA Government's Investment Attraction Fund commits
$148.4 million for 40 projects
- $5 million for Infinite Green Energy's green hydrogen
production system in Northam
Northam is set to be home
to one of the first end-to-end green hydrogen production systems in Western
Australia, aimed at supplying the domestic transport market.
The system, dubbed the MEG
HP1 Hydrogen project, will be built in partnership by Infinite Green Energy, Korean
Samsung C&T and Doral Energy Group with $5 million support from the WA
Government's Investment Attraction Fund.
Funding will go towards two
five megawatt (MW) electrolysers to establish a hydrogen production eco-system,
hydrogen storage compression technology and general construction.
Green hydrogen produced
by the project aims to be a cost competitive, environmentally friendly
alternative to other forms of transportation fuels such as diesel.
Once operational, the project
is expected to produce around four tonnes of hydrogen each day, for use in back
to base and heavy transport operations, including garbage collection trucks.
The first production of
hydrogen is expected in late 2024 and will utilise an already existing 11MW solar
farm.
Launched in March 2022,
the WA Government's Investment Attraction Fund was developed to attract new
investment in the State and create local jobs.
For more information,
visit https://www.investandtrade.wa.gov.au/opportunities/investment-attraction-fund
Comments attributed to Hydrogen Industry Minister Bill Johnston:
"The $5 million, from the
Investment Attraction Fund, will help Infinite Green Energy establish Western
Australia's first renewable green hydrogen production system.
"This is an important
step to help kickstart the development of an end-user market for locally produced
green hydrogen.
"The construction,
commissioning and ongoing maintenance of the MEG HP1 Hydrogen project is
expected to create over 100 jobs and help decarbonise the State's economy."
