The Western Australian government has given BP approval to convert its Kwinana refinery into a clean energy hub under a $580 million plan.
BP will transition the 250ha Kwinana Industrial Area site into an energy hub that will produce and supply renewable fuels and energy products.
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BP’s vision for the Kwinana Energy Hub includes plans for:
- Kwinana Renewable Fuels: producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO), also known as renewable diesel, from a new biorefinery. These future fuels will help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries like aviation, including heavy diesel engines used by miners and industry.
- H2Kwinana: producing green hydrogen to support domestic and export demand, including decarbonising site operations.
- BP will integrate its planned biorefinery and green hydrogen production facilities with its operating import terminal and optimise existing site assets.
“We’re proud of our nearly 70-year history of operations in Kwinana and we look forward to bringing the energy transition to Kwinana,” the company said.
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“We expect our plans to support local jobs and skills needed to help to deliver future energy solutions.”
Construction of the Kwinana Energy Hub will begin within months, with production anticipated to begin from 2027.
