EEW unveils enormous eco-friendly hydrogen, solar project in Australia

Mar 11, 2021 10:05 AM ET
  • UK-based solar project developer Eco Energy World (EEW) today claimed it intends to attach a brand-new 200-MW eco-friendly hydrogen plant to a 300-MW solar farm it will certainly construct in Australia.
EEW unveils enormous eco-friendly hydrogen, solar project in Australia
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The project, which is one of the most significant environment-friendly hydrogen as well as solar developments worldwide, is located in Raglan, Queensland. The solar farm, created as well as owned by EEW, remains in a shovel-ready state as well as will be utilized to power the eco-friendly hydrogen plant, which will certainly produce 33,000 tonnes of hydrogen every year.

The development will additionally include 100 MW of energy storage ability.

The project is anticipated to be worth roughly AUD 0.5 billion (USD 39bn/EUR 0.32 bn) in total amount. Construction is expected to start as early as the 3rd quarter of 2022.

According to EEW chairman Svante Kumlin, the existing gas pipeline infrastructure, a deep-water export port and also solar resources make Queensland a really eye-catching place for the manufacturing of hydrogen.


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