Works have commenced at a new $12.5 million hydrogen facility in South Australia that will see green energy shipped to Indonesia.
The project is partially funded by Japan’s Ministry of Environment and Marubeni Corporation.
The project will produce low-cost green hydrogen from renewable resources and enable hydrogen to be delivered in a metal hydride container from South Australia to Indonesia while also contributing to grid stabilisation by deploying a battery energy storage system at Bolivar.
The project includes a five-megawatt battery energy storage system and a 150-kilowatt proton exchange membrane electrolyser on a demonstration size.
The demonstration plant is expected to be operational by August 2023, with shipment to Indonesia beginning in late 2023.
Following a meeting with the Marubeni Corporation in October on a trade mission to Tokyo led by Premier Peter Malinauskas and Trade and Investment Minister Nick Champion, the project’s sod was officially turned this week.
Minister Champion claimed South Australia is already a renewable energy champion, putting our state in a great position to become a global leader in green hydrogen in the long run.
“We have a long-standing relationship with the Marubeni Corporation, and its choice to establish this hydrogen facility in South Australia is no coincidence — our state has demonstrated capabilities and huge potential for expansion in this industry,” Minister Champion said.
Marubeni Corporation Power Business Division Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer Satoru Harada stated that Marubeni has been working closely with the South Australian Government’s Departments of Trade and Investment and Energy and Mines to build a green hydrogen and BESS project.
“The ground-breaking ceremony of the project represents a significant milestone in Marubeni’s commitment to a clean energy future,” Harada added.
According to the State Government, it remains committed to its Hydrogen Jobs Plan, which will see the building of a hydrogen facility in the Whyalla region, including hydrogen storage capacity.
