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Ark Energy and Port of Townsville sign MoU

09 Sep, 2021
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Ark Energy and Port of Townsville sign MoU
Image courtesy of Ark Energy.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Port of Townsville and Ark Energy could see 120,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen shipped from North Queensland to South Korea in the next decade.

Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen, the Hon. Mick de Brenni MP, said a feasibility study will investigate the development of a renewable hydrogen facility focused on the transport industry at Sun Metals’ zinc refinery in Townsville, along with hydrogen export facilities at the Port of Townsville.

“The Palaszczuk Government’s economic recovery plan is all about creating more jobs and more industries,” Minister de Brenni said.

“That’s exactly what we’ll see in North Queensland as a major hub in Queensland’s hydrogen supply chain.”

“We’ve backed Sun Metals with a $5 million Hydrogen Industry Development Fund grant to kickstart hydrogen production in the North.”

“Now, through partnerships like this one, Queensland hydrogen will help decarbonise the world and create decent, secure jobs for regional Queenslanders,” he said.

“Our key strategic advantage in Queensland is our state-owned ports.”

Minister for Resources and Member for Townsville, the Hon. Scott Stewart MP, said the Port of Townsville was a key piece of infrastructure when it comes to developing hydrogen exports.

“Sun Metals is one of Townsville’s most innovative businesses and it’s exciting to have their sister company, Ark Energy, plan to export renewable hydrogen to South Korea from Queensland’s publicly-owned port,” Minister Stewart said.

Government Hydrogen Champion and member for Mundingburra, Les Walker, said this was a major step to developing a growing industry for Townsville.

“There are potentially thousands of jobs in the hydrogen industry and Townsville is perfectly placed to take advantage of this,” Mr Walker said.

“Already we’ve seen Ark Energy’s SunHQ hydrogen hub receive a grant through the Palaszczuk Government’s Hydrogen Industry Development Fund last year to produce renewable hydrogen in Townsville.”

“In April, the Port of Townsville signed an MOU with Origin Energy to facilitate hydrogen exports to Japan and today’s agreement with Ark Energy is another exciting step to developing a local hydrogen supply chain and the jobs that will flow from it.”

Ark Energy Chief Executive Officer, Daniel Kim, said the initial goal is to build North Queensland’s domestic hydrogen economy by supporting fleet owners to transition away from diesel to zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell commercial vehicles, which can be refuelled at SunHQ.

“Ultimately our goal is to export green hydrogen to customers in Asia starting with our parent company in South Korea whose hydrogen demand could be as high as 200,000 tonnes per annum,” Mr Kim shared.

“We believe that Townsville has the potential to become a major global hub for hydrogen exports. The MOU with the Port of Townsville is an important step in our journey to investigate this exciting export opportunity, which has the potential to transform the regional economy of North Queensland.”

Port of Townsville Chief Executive Officer, Ranee Crosby, added that Townsville, with its deep-water port and proximity to Asia, has a strategic edge to become a global hub for producing and exporting hydrogen.

“This is another exciting renewable energy project for the Port as green hydrogen becomes one of the most sought-after energy products on the world market,” she said.

“We believe Townsville is well placed to be at the forefront of this energy revolution, which will also boost our economic development, create new jobs and substantially reduce our carbon emissions.”

“We recently released our Port Vision 2050 – our roadmap for the next 30 years – which has a strong emphasis on action for climate change.”

“Facilitating the production, usage and export of green hydrogen is one of the Port’s strategic goals.”

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