Woodside and Fortescue miss out on lucrative hydrogen grants
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency shortlisted six projects for its $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program, but the brainchilds of Woodside and Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's Fortescue were conspicuous by their absence.
Japanese and Korean buyers of Australian fossil fuel commodities have been shortlisted for funding for green hydrogen projects, but other high-profile project proponents including Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Woodside Energy have missed out.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency today shortlisted six projects for its $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program. Contenders include bp’s well-publicised H2Kwinana project, which plans to build a 105 MW electrolyser and Queensland state power company Stanwell’s much larger Central Queensland Hydrogen Project slated to be 720 MW.
The list also includes lesser-known projects including KEPCO's 750 MW Port of Newcastle Green Hydrogen Project and the 1625 MW Murchison Hydrogen Renewables Project led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, which plans to produce green ammonia.
Origin Energy’s Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub and HIF’s Tasmania eFuels facility, backed by Porsche which plans to make synthetic fuels, round out the list. The Tasmanian government is also offering grant funding for hydrogen projects, but has publicly stated it will focus on those that plan to supply fuels to consumers in the state.
