AGIG proposes hydrogen project in Albury-Wodonga

Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) is partnering on two renewable hydrogen project bids to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

In Victoria, Australian Gas Networks (AGN) – part of AGIG – is partnering with global low-carbon energy company ENGIE to develop a renewable hydrogen project that will supply carbon-free hydrogen at volumes of up to 10 percent, to around 40,000 existing residential, commercial, and industrial connections.

The 10 MW Hydrogen Park Murray Valley (HyP Murray Valley) project will be co-located with the West Wodonga Wastewater Treatment Plant and supply renewable hydrogen blended with natural gas to customers on the existing Albury-Wodonga gas distribution network, with the facility also able to supply industry and transport markets.

The HyP Murray Valley bid has been submitted alongside the Clean Energy Innovation Park (CEIP) project proposal, a joint venture between AGIG and international integrated energy group ATCO.

The CEIP will be located alongside renewable electricity generation assets in Waradarge, Western Australia. It comprises a 10 MW electrolyzer and is capable of producing 4.0 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per day for use in gas networks, industry, and transport.

These projects add to AGIG’s current hydrogen developments in Hydrogen Park South Australia and Hydrogen Park Gladstone in Queensland and demonstrate AGIG’s commitment to target 10 percent renewable gas in networks by no later than 2030.

Following Expressions of Interest in May 2020, seven projects, including Hydrogen Park Murray Valley and the CEIP were invited by ARENA to submit a full application as part of the AUD70 million (US$54.13 million) Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round.