Infinite Blue Energy managing director Stephen Gauld said:
Our vision is to establish IBE as a leader in the green hydrogen sector and elevate Australia on the global stage by demonstrating the country has the technology, skills and entrepreneurial mindset to be ahead of the pack in the development of green hydrogen projects
“We are establishing projects and partnerships and are extraordinarily pleased to announce this joint venture with Port Anthony Renewables. In addition to focusing on the export markets we believe that the initial offtakes will focus on facilitating the decarbonisation of the road and freight networks.”
“This project links our foundation work at Arrowsmith (WA) and fuses the national heavy freight networks and developments in Western Australia with the transport network in Victoria.”
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Victoria has the right elements to establish a renewable hydrogen economy – solar, wind, hydroelectricity, education, deep water port, initial hydrogen technology cluster, freight route and gas and electricity networks.
Port Anthony Renewables executive chairman Ben Anthony said:
Steeped in heavy industry, the Port Anthony site and the immediate area has historically provided direct employment for many hundreds of people, and the result is a region boasting extensive wealth of knowledge, people with expertise and the fortitude to provide benefits to the state of Victoria and Australia as a whole – as they have proven to do so in the past
“In terms of Port Anthony Renewable’s hydrogen projects, the level of cohesion with Victoria’s energy infrastructure planning is remarkable,”
“As the production levels in Bass Strait have declined over the years, (and the offshore infrastructure has gotten even older) the traditional energy sector is entering into an extended period of planned decommissioning of the aging infrastructure associated with the south eastern oil and gas industry.
“Through this exciting partnership with IBE, the Arrowsmith Southeast project will be renowned as a global industry leading showcase – our hydrogen activities represent what is essentially a new age handover – from traditional high carbon industry to technologically advanced, decarbonised green sustainability.
“As part of this handover, the region will continue to play its important role in supporting Victoria’s needs whilst completely decarbonising existing activities that have long been a cornerstone of this region.”
The main focus of the JV in the short to medium term will be on hydrogen production for transport and energy decarbonisation.
Infinite Blue Energy, Port Anthony Renewables unite to build world-class green hydrogen hub in Victoria, 22 March 2021
