Solar deal for Gladstone hydrogen plant

The Aldoga Solar Farm would feed the Gladstone hydrogen facility proposed by a Stanwell-led consortium under an agreement signed this week. Queensland’s Stanwell Corporation and ACCIONA Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on future energy supply for the proposed CQ-H2 three-gigawatt hydrogen facility in Aldoga. CQ-H2 is to be delivered by a consortium of Australian and international partners including Japanese companies Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kansai Electric Power Company and Marubeni, and Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group. Stanwell chief executive officer Michael O’Rourke said the MoU continued to highlight the importance Stanwell placed on developing strategic partnerships across the supply chain to support the development of Queensland’s renewable energy future. “Stanwell is developing a high-quality, value-for-money pipeline of renewable energy and storage projects to support its long-term objectives of providing low emissions solutions to commercial and industrial retail customers and supplying renewable energy to the CQ-H2 project,” Mr O’Rourke said. “We will leverage the direct connection to the Aldoga Solar Farm to power stage one of the proposed CQ-H2 hydrogen facility, which is a positive step towards supporting the production of renewable hydrogen in the Gladstone region. “Though a great milestone, our proposed facility will require substantially higher quantities of renewable energy to support the development of stage two. “Our CQ-H2 consortium will continue to work hard to ensure we are collaborating with key partners across all parts of the supply chain to help drive down the cost of hydrogen technologies and support the development of the industry.” Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni said the agreement marked an important milestone in advancing a thriving and vibrant renewable hydrogen ecosystem in Central Queensland. “Central Queensland has established itself as a renewables powerhouse and the region plays an important role in continuing our progress towards achieving our government’s Queensland Renewable Energy Target by 2030,” Mr de Brenni said. “The Aldoga Solar Farm will create up to 350 jobs during construction and 14 ongoing jobs once operational and it will be delivered under our Buy Queensland procurement policy, ensuring it supports quality jobs and local content, in turn backing local businesses in the supply chain. “The MoU between Stanwell and ACCIONA is extremely significant because at its peak, the CQ-H2 project will provide more than 5000 new jobs over its 30-year life with flow-on benefits to construction, utilities, heavy manufacturing and local service industries.” The Aldoga Solar Farm is due to commence construction in September 2023, with generation output scheduled to commence in December 2025.

Solar deal for Gladstone hydrogen plant

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