Horizon Power is helping lead Australia’s energy transition with a move towards greater adoption of renewable energy through a commitment to build Australia’s first renewable hydrogen demonstration plant in Denham, Western Australia.
The Denham Hydrogen Demonstration Plant will feature a 704 kilowatt (kW) solar farm, 348 kW electrolyzer, hydrogen compression and storage, and 100 kW fuel cell and uses renewable energy to power an electrolyzer, which will produce hydrogen that can be stored for later use in a fuel cell to deliver electricity. The plant will connect to the Denham hybrid power system.
The plant will generate 526 MWh per year, which is equivalent to the energy required to power up to 100 residential houses in Denham.
The Project is receiving funding from both the State and Federal Government, with Horizon Power securing AUD2.6 million (US$1.96 million) from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. A further AUD5.7 million (US$4.3 million) will be provided by the Western Australian Government as part of its Recovery Plan. This includes AUD1 million (US$754,000) from the Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen Fund.
Construction will start August 2021, with commissioning to commence in December the same year.
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