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FFI given green light for hydrogen plans in Qld

17th November 2021

By: Esmarie Iannucci

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

     

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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Green energy developer Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has been granted planning approval to construct one the world’s largest hydrogen equipment manufacturing facilities in Gladstone.

Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said the approval would allow FFI to progress plans for constructing the facility in the Gladstone State Development Area (SDA).

“FFI now has the planning approval required to progress the A$114-million first stage of its Global Green Energy Manufacturing Centre (GEM) at Aldoga in the Gladstone SDA,” Miles said.

“In its initial stage, this A$114-million investment from FFI will create more than 100 construction jobs and 50 operational jobs. Jobs numbers are expected to exceed 300 over the life of the project.”

GEM’s electrolyser facility will be the first facility in Australia able to make the multi-gigawatt-scale electrolysers used worldwide in hydrogen production. With initial capacity to manufacture up to 2 GW of electrolysers annually, it will be the largest electrolyser factory in the world when it comes online in 2023.

“The facility will be constructed within a four-hectare site with an electrolyser assembly building to cover approximately 12 900 m2,” said Miles.

FFI CEO Julie Shuttleworth said the manufacturing facility in Gladstone would be a major hub in Queensland’s growing hydrogen industry.

“We are pleased to be working with the state government on pioneering green hydrogen manufacturing in Gladstone.

“The project will boost the Australian economy and create local jobs for Queenslanders as we transition away from fossil fuels. Receiving planning approval from the state government brings this project even closer to fruition, as we work towards commencing construction on the first stage in February 2022.”

Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said as the owner of the Gladstone SDA, the government was pleased to be working in partnership with FFI to establish a world-leading hub for the manufacture of electrolysers used in hydrogen projects.

“This partnership to create Australia’s first large-scale advanced hydrogen manufacturing facility will create jobs for Queenslanders and is proof we are seizing the renewables opportunity to rebuild and decarbonize Queensland’s industry with all the massive potential that offers right across the state,” De Brenni said.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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