Article by Adam Duckett
A CONSORTIUM has outlined proposals to create a ‘hydrogen valley’ in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales in Australia, that would help pioneer clean energy and feedstocks in place of the region’s coal industry.
Beginning next year, stage one of the Hunter Hydrogen Network project would involve repurposing the Muswellbrook coal mine. The project would build an electrolyser at the site that would be powered by wind and solar. It would begin to produce hydrogen by the end of 2024 for use as feedstock and to power mining activities and vehicles in the Upper Hunter Valley region. This would involve building a pipeline to transport the hydrogen south to Liddell, home to AGL’s coal-fired power plant.