WA funds Northam $5 million for hydrogen projects

The Western Australian Government’s Investment Attraction Fund has committed $148.4 million for 40 new tasks, including $5 million for one of the state’s most memorable end-to-end green hydrogen production frameworks.  

Northam is set to be home to one of the principal start-to-finish green hydrogen creation frameworks in Western Australia. IGE’s green hydrogen production system in Northam in the state’s Wheatbelt will have limited-scale green hydrogen production pointed toward providing the homegrown vehicle market.  

The system, named the MEG HP1 Hydrogen project, will be underlying association by Infinite Green Energy, Korean Samsung C&T and Doral Energy Group with $5 million help from the WA Government’s Investment Attraction Fund.  

As a vertically integrated company, Infinite Green Energy focuses on developing projects that build, own, and run. Offering advisory, engineering, and design services.  

Hydrogen Industry Minister Bill Johnston said, “This is an important step to help kick-start the development of an end-user market for locally produced green hydrogen.”  

Green hydrogen delivered by the project aims to be cost competitive, harmless to the ecosystem option in contrast to different types of transportation powers like diesel.  

“The construction, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of the MEG HP1 Hydrogen project is expected to create over 100 jobs and help carbonise the State’s economy,” said Johnston.  

“The $5 million, from the Investment Attraction Fund, will help Infinite Green Energy establish Western Australia’s first renewable green hydrogen production system,” he said.  

The project is expected to produce approximately 10MW of electrolyser capacity with a nameplate production capacity of 4.4 tonnes of hydrogen per day once operational, which can be used in back-to-base and heavy transport operations, such as garbage collection trucks.  

Western Australia’s Investment Attraction Fund, which went live in March 2022, was created with the goal of bringing in new investments and creating local jobs.  

The first production of hydrogen is expected in late 2024 and will use a generally existing 11MW solar-based farm.