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Heavy vehicles powered by renewable hydrogen will be used in a first-of-a-kind deployment based in Townsville

Heavy vehicles powered by renewable hydrogen will be used in a first-of-a-kind deployment based in Townsville

Heavy vehicles powered by renewable hydrogen will be used in a first-of-a-kind deployment based in Townsville

Heavy vehicles powered by renewable hydrogen will be used in a first-of-a-kind deployment based in Townsville

10th November 2021

ARENA has conditionally approved $3.02 million in funding to Ark Energy to support the SunHQ Hydrogen Hub project, with the project also supported by $12.5 million debt finance from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The Queensland Government’s Hydrogen Industry Development Fund will also contribute $5 million.

Phase 1 of the SunHQ Hydrogen Hub (SunHQ) will deploy a 1 MW PEM electrolyser, installed at the Sun Metals' refinery, powered by electricity from the existing 124 MW solar farm. The electrolyser will produce renewable hydrogen to fuel five ultra-heavy 140 tonne rated fuel cell electric trucks.

This is a first-of-a-kind deployment for Australia and will help to reduce emissions in the ultra-heavy transport sector. 

https://arena.gov.au/news/driving-down-emissions-in-heavy-transport-with-renewable-hydrogen/

Contact

Phone+61 7 4726 6600

Fax+61 7 4726 6300

Location

Address 1 Zinc Road
Stuart Qld 4811
Australia