Posted on 06 Dec 2024
Japanese oil giant ENEOS Holdings plans to invest AUD 200 million ($130m) to build a green hydrogen demonstration plant in Queensland, Australia, with a part of the fuel to be exported to Japan.
Kallanish understands the green hydrogen produced will be in the form of a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) called methylcyclohexane (MCH).
Typically, hydrogen is transported by converting it into chemical carriers such as ammonia or liquid hydrogen, which requires temperatures of -253°C. MCH, on the other hand, can be stored and transported at room temperature and normal pressure – making it easier to store and transport than ammonia or liquid hydrogen.
The demo plant in Bulwer Island will produce up to 680 kilograms/day of green hydrogen, starting in mid-2026. Construction is expected to start next year. ENEOS will work with other Japanese companies Chiyoda Corporation, Sumitomo Electric Industries, TOPPAN and AGC on the two-year project. Brisbane-based firms GPA and GRPS will also join the project, the Queensland government says in a statement.
“ENEOS continues to invest in Queensland because we’re a trusted partner,” comments Ros Bates, Australian minister for finance, trade, employment and training. “ENEOS’s increase in local green hydrogen production will create over 100 new specialist jobs for Queensland in a key growth industry.”
The project was commissioned by the Japanese government agency New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and is supported by the Japanese government’s Green Innovation (GI) Fund.
Early this year, ENEOS partnered with US firm Honeywell to develop what the companies claimed to be the world’s first commercial-scale LOHC project.
Source:Kallanish
