Australian port readies itself for hydrogen

Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct (CEP) has signed agreements for Front End Engineering Designs (FEED) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) covering electrical infrastructure, water services, general infrastructure, storage, berth infrastructure and pipelines to berth.

”The Clean Energy Precinct is central to the Port of Newcastle’s diversification strategy to create the port that our community, our region and our state needs for the future. This phase will determine the infrastructure and services critical to the progression of the Precinct’s development and push us further towards hydrogen readiness,” said Craig Carmody, CEO, Port of Newcastle.

Hydrogen infrastructure

The CEP will enable the production, storage, distribution and export of clean energy such as green hydrogen and green ammonia. Fully constructed, the project will facilitate clean energy production, storage, transmission, domestic distribution, and international export.

The agreements are funded as part of the Commonwealth Government’s $100 million grant for the CEP for hydrogen readiness.

The FEED and EIS studies will be completed by successful tenderers Lumea (electrical), CoNEXA (water) and GHD (general infrastructure), informing future site enablement, site layout, and land platform design, which will be used to prepare environmental planning approvals.

Once fully developed, the CEP will contribute AUS$4.2 billion and is estimated to generate 5,800 new jobs to the Hunter Region by 2040, while supporting the NSW Government’s objectives to accelerate decarbonisation and clean energy opportunities by increasing renewable energy generation, storage and investment under its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.

More information from https://bit.ly/PONCleanEnergyPrecinct