Edify Energy and Siemens Energy have conditionally secured grant funding through the Australian-German HyGATE initiative.
HyGate is a joint initiative between ARENA, on behalf of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW), and Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), through Project Management Jülich (PtJ).
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Supporting Edify’s Green Hydrogen Project (EGH2) at Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct, the HyGATE funding was awarded due to the project’s advanced stage of development and planned innovative technology, namely the advanced electrolyser plant with integrated behind-the-meter renewable energy generation.
EGH2 involves the deployment of a 17.5MW Siemens Energy electrolyser with 21MW of integrated solar and battery energy storage system to produce a reliable source of green hydrogen for domestic use throughout Northern Queensland. The project is the first stage of a planned 1GW green hydrogen production facility that will export hydrogen globally through the Port of Townsville.
Edify and Siemens will partner with four universities and research institutes (two in Australia and two in Germany) who are world leaders in clean technologies and their related markets and supply chains.
The research will support the commercial viability of renewable hydrogen, contribute to forming a basis for the development of an Australian-German supply chain for renewable hydrogen, and encourage cross country collaboration and knowledge sharing between Australian and German organisations.
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Edify chief executive John Cole said, “As a company we have always believed innovation is the corner stone to a successful clean energy transition. This vote of confidence from the HyGATE funding initiative will help to ensure the exciting new industry of green hydrogen will not only benefit our climate, but also the local communities of Northern Queensland, through new job creation and economic prosperity.”
ARENA CEO Darren Miller said, “Edify’s project aligns strongly with what we’re trying to achieve through the HyGATE funding initiative in bringing together Australian and German technology and innovation. We’re excited to see what can be learned and achieved through utilising renewable hydrogen in minerals processing and transport applications.”
