Siemens has signed an agreement with Hydrogen Renewables Australia to become the technology partner for a green hydrogen plant, which will combine wind, solar and green hydrogen, with a generation capacity of 5 GW, in Australia.
The Murchison renewable hydrogen project will be developed in Western Australia using Siemens’ electrolysers.
Situated just north of the coastal town of Kalbarri in the mid-west region, the location is proposed to take advantage of one of the best combinations of wind and solar capabilities in Australia.
Electricity generated by the combined wind and solar power plant will be used in the cost-effective production of green hydrogen, from electrolysis, for local industry and global export.
As part of early stage development activity, the developer Hydrogen Renewables Australia has entered into a heritage agreement with the local Nanda Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) which has given formal support needed to allow resource monitoring to proceed.
The developer and the NAC have also commenced the development of an Indigenous Land Use Agreement that should be finalised during 2020.
The Murchison project is set to be developed in stages including a demonstration phase providing hydrogen for transport fuels, an expansion to blend hydrogen with natural gas in the nearby Dampier-to-Bunbury pipeline and a larger expansion to produce hydrogen for Asian markets, notably Japan and South Korea.
