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.
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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