South Korea Kepco joins Western Australia Hydrogen project – Argus.
Western Australia’s (WA) government said an initial agreement has been struck between the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) and South Korean state-owed power utility Kepco to develop the planned green hydrogen project in the state.
WGEH — a joint venture between Singapore-headquartered green hydrogen specialist InterContinental Energy, Australian renewables company CWP Global and Aboriginal traditional owners Mirning Green Energy — plans to build 50,000MW of wind and solar generation capacity to power electrolysers for producing around 3.5mn t/yr of green hydrogen. A final investment decision on the scheme is planned for 2027, with project construction expected to span around 20 years.
WGEH will cover 15,000 km² in the far southeast of WA near the South Australian state border requiring around 3,000 wind turbines and 25mn solar panel modules.
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Seoul and Australia’s federal government have already signed an agreement to co-develop low-emissions technology and build hydrogen trade links, as South Korea will require large-scale imports to meet demand for future fuels.
Several hydrogen partnerships between South Korea and Australia have been agreed with a group of companies engaged in Australia’s Queensland to develop a green ammonia supply chain of more than 1mn t/yr.
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