Iwatani Corp, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kansai Electric Power Co and Marubeni Corp have signed an MOU with Stanwell Corp and APT Management Services to jointly implement a feasibility study of the Central Queensland Hydrogen Project.

This project will produce hydrogen on a large scale using renewable energy, liquefy it at the Port of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and then export the liquefied hydrogen to Japan. The project aims to produce and supply low-cost hydrogen reliably over the long-term and has set goals of producing at least 100 tpd of hydrogen around 2026, and 800 tpd of hydrogen from 2031.

When built, the proposed green hydrogen project would be the largest in Queensland – scaling up to more than 3,000 MW of electrolysis capacity by the early 2030s.

The use of the Aldoga site (235 hectares), a hydrogen production base secured by Stanwell in the Gladstone region, will be considered for the project, and a site of about 100 hectares in Fisherman’s Landing is to be acquired as a hydrogen liquefaction and loading base. The project will also consider supplying green hydrogen, not only for export to Japan, but also to meet local demand.

The feasibility study will focus on examinations of production technology mainly for green hydrogen, the construction of hydrogen liquefaction plants and liquefied hydrogen carriers, associated finance and environmental assessments, and commercialization models. In addition, all six companies will attempt to create a bilateral large-scale hydrogen supply chain promoted by the Japanese and Australian governments, in efforts to contribute to the realization of a zero-carbon society.