Samsung C&T enters IGE green hydrogen project in Australia

• South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp will sign up with Australian green hydrogen producer Infinite Green Energy (IGE) in a project to produce up to 300 tonnes of green hydrogen daily in Western Australia.

The firms have actually signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collectively establish and build the Arrowsmith Hydrogen Plant, IGE stated on Wednesday.

To be located 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) southern of Dongara, the facility will produce around 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen each year, making use of power from wind and also solar energy plants. Under the plan, the output will be utilized both for regional intake and export to global markets.

Commercial-scale manufacturing is expected to be released in 2028. When it at first unveiled the project, IGE stated its initial two phases will certainly entail the setup of 235 MW of wind and solar energy capacity that will make it possible for the daily production of 23 tonnes as well as 42 tonnes of hydrogen, specifically.

The partnership in between IGE and Samsung C&T includes in an existing partnership between the two firms. In February, a system southern Oriental group signed up with forces with IGE to perform its 10-MW MEG HP1 green hydrogen project near Northam, in Western Australia.