Western Green Energy Hub and Korea Electric Power Corporation have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of one of Australia’s largest proposed green hydrogen hubs, the Western Australian (WA) Government announced.
The project, which will be located in Mirning Country in WA’s Goldfields-Esperance region, will cover 15,000 square kilometres and will require around 3,000 wind turbines and 25 million solar panel modules.
These turbines and modules create energy for electrolysis, which converts water into hydrogen.
When completed, the State Government said the facility will be one of the world’s largest of its kind, producing 3.5 million tonnes of zero-carbon green hydrogen per year.
Hydrogen Industry Minister Bill Johnston stated that the MoU is an essential step towards completing the project.
“This is an exciting project for Western Australia and will put our State on the forefront of producing green hydrogen, making it competitive on a worldwide scale,” Minister Johnston said.
“The Cook Government is proud to continue its commitment to the renewable hydrogen sector and its pledge to reduce emissions in WA,” Minister Johnston added.
