Infinite Green Energy’s landmark A$350m green hydrogen project has taken a major step forward this week after the green hydrogen specialist partnered with Petrofac for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) design.

The Australian company today said it has inked a deal with international energy services firm Petrofac to progress the Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project through front end engineering design (FEED) to support the final investment decision in early 2021.

Located north of Perth, Australia, the Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project will produce 23 tonnes of green hydrogen per day, once completed, with the ability to be expanded to a global scale plant supporting the export of liquid hydrogen to the Asia-Pacific region.

Special Report: Australia must start preparing for a future green hydrogen-driven economy, as experts weigh in on the technology’s growing cost-effectiveness at scale.

While the prospect of creating 100% emission-free energy is still in its relative infancy in Australia, Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman believes Australia should look no further than the rapid expansion of markets for gas and LNG in Japan and Korea as critical examples for why Australia must start preparing a consolidated framework for a green hydrogen future.

This would allow the country to overcome present limitations around cost and transportation as the deployment of green hydrogen becomes a critical part of Australia’s future economy, he said.

“The technology is there, we know what the cost curves are like [and] what we need to do in the market … but you’ve got to manage the energy input with the production [and] distribute [it],” he said at an address at the Perth Convention Centre this week.

“It’s going to be ten years in the coming, and we need to start now.”

Green hydrogen is made using an electrolyser to separate hydrogen from water, resulting in a fuel source without any carbon emissions, so long as the electrolyser is also powered by renewables such as wind and solar.

Infinite Green Energy (IGE, formerly Infinite Blue Energy)  has contracted Xodus Group to carry out the initial phase of work for its $300 million green hydrogen plant.

Located 320 km north of Perth, Western Australia, the Arrowsmith Hydrogen Project is aiming to produce 23 tons of hydrogen per day using solar and wind energy.

Xodus will deliver preliminary environmental impact assessment, environmental impact identification and ad hoc environmental support, including stakeholder consultation for the project.

Xodus will also offer GIS support and manage permits and the flora and fauna surveys for the proposed site, undertaken by a third party.

Xodus Principal Environmental Consultant Naomi Kerp said the company was excited to be supporting a major green energy project.

“Projects like this can help establish Australia as a global leader in the production and supply of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel so it’s fantastic for us to be part of it from the very beginning,” she said.

IGE Ltd secured investment for the project earlier this year.

Growth in the green hydrogen sector is opening up new energy markets for wind and solar developers to exploit.

Wind and solar developers are eyeballing green hydrogen as a pathway for future growth, and it looks like they won’t have to depend on the transportation sector for sole support. That’s because hydrogen has many other uses, aside from being used to power fuel cell electric vehicles. Take the vehicles out of the equation and you still have the potential for rapid growth in demand for green hydrogen — and therefore in the demand for wind and solar farms, too.

Global energy consultancy Xodus Group has been selected by Infinite Green Energy (IGE, formerly Infinite Blue Energy) to conduct the initial work phase for Australia’s first 100% green hydrogen plant.

Located 320km North of Perth, the $300m project is projected to produce 23 tonnes of green hydrogen a day using solar and wind energy.

Naomi Kerp, Principal Environmental Consultant at Xodus, said, “IGE Group is at the forefront of green energy in Australia and having worked with the senior team on previous projects, we are excited to be supporting them again with our energy experience and expertise.”

“Projects like this can help establish Australia as a global leader in the production and supply of zero emissions hydrogen fuel, so it’s fantastic for us to be part of it from the very beginning.”

Infinite Green Energy (formerly Infinite Blue Energy) plans an initial public offering that would make it the first zero-emissions hydrogen company to list on the Australian Stock Exchange.

The Perth-based group is looking to raise A$2 million ($1.45 million) in pre-IPO funding to aid the development of a hydrogen facility in Western Australia driven entirely by renewable power. The company plans to list on the ASX in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, ahead of first production from the plant in 2025.

Solar and wind power will be located on site, with IGE targeting output of  23 tons of hydrogen a day. Demand for ‘green’ hydrogen far outstrips supply, the company said in a presentation, with stage one of its Arrowsmith project only enough to satisfy 4% of its offtake orders.

Infinite Green Energy (formerly Infinite Blue Energy) and NewVolt Infrastructure will roll out hydrogen infrastructure and EV chargers.

Australian green hydrogen supplier Infinite Green Energy and NewVolt Infrastructure have announced a project to develop green hydrogen fuelling stations across the country.

The network, operated by NewVolt, will include 17 EV charging stations and green hydrogen fuelling stations powered by renewable energy, located at key sites on major routes between Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, reports Renewables Now.

The first refuelling stations will be located in the Wodonga and Newcastle areas, using existing as well as new infrastructure, while more sites will follow soon after.

July 28 (Renewables Now) – Australian green hydrogen supplier Infinite Green Energy (formerly Infinite Blue Energy) and NewVolt Infrastructure today announced a collaboration on a network of electric vehicles (EV) fast-charging stations and green hydrogen fuelling stations across the country.

The network, operated by NewVolt, will include 17 EV charging stations and green hydrogen fuelling stations powered by renewable energy, located at key sites on major routes between Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

The first refuelling stations will be located in the Wodonga and Newcastle areas, using existing as well as new infrastructure, while more sites will follow soon after.

In the future, the network is planned to be expanded to Western Australia, designed to connect the east and the west coasts.

The partners are also exploring collaborations with motor vehicle manufacturers, end users and fleet operators to speed up the deployment of EV and fuel cell vehicles.