Australian manufacturer bp Australia has completed a feasibility study into the development of a large-scale green hydrogen production facility on the site of bp’s old Kwinana oil refinery, with the potential to create up to 143 tonnes of zero-emission fuel a day.
With the completion of the assessment, bp is one step closer to making a final investment decision for the H2Kwinana project, the Western Australian government revealed in a media statement.
The potential H2Kwinana centre will be able to offer renewable hydrogen to local and foreign markets, as well as help the development of new green businesses.
To create green hydrogen the required electrical power is derived from renewable energy sources or by procuring Renewable Electricity Certificates.
The government said the green hydrogen produced will be used by bp, other industrial customers, tube trailer loading and vehicle refuelling.
Hydrogen Industry Minister Bill Johnston stated that the completion of this feasibility study brings Western Australia one step closer to the establishment of a green hydrogen hub.
“Kwinana has been a central hub of fuel operations for the past 65 years, the potential development of a green hydrogen hub would progress the decarbonisation of the Kwinana Industrial Area,” Minister Johnston said.
Johnston added, “These kinds of projects are possible thanks to the WA Labor Government’s $180 million investment into renewable hydrogen.”
The Kwinana industrial zone in Western Australia, which is home to an Alcoa alumina refinery, is also the location of the state’s first large battery, the 100MW, two-hour (200MWh) Kwinana battery operated by Synergy.
