Central Queensland Hydrogen Project is a collaboration between Australian and international organisations across the hydrogen supply chain. It involves the development of:
- a hydrogen production facility
- a hydrogen gas pipeline
- a hydrogen liquefaction facility
- ship loading infrastructure
- an ammonia production facility
A production facility in Adolga, near Gladstone will produce hydrogen which the gas pipeline transports to the offtake facilities at Gladstone Port on the land of Bailai, Gurang, Gooreng Gooreng, Taribelang Bunda, Darumbal, Kabi Kabi and Butchulla nations.
The project has the opportunity to provide over 1,000 jobs, $9 billion in overseas direct investment and $14.5 billion in exports.
Creating hydrogen using electrolysis
The hydrogen production facility will use electrolysis, a process that uses electricity to deconstruct a substance into its most basic elements, to create hydrogen.
Renewable energy sources will generate the electricity used in electrolysis to split the water into oxygen and hydrogen.
Ammonia production facility
The ammonia production facility will use gaseous hydrogen as a feedstock to produce renewable ammonia, which will be made available for domestic and international export.
Our work on Central Queensland Hydrogen Project
Arche Energy’s team used one-of-a-kind hydrogen expertise to provide engineering management to the Pre-feasibility Study (PFS) phase of the Central Queensland Hydrogen Project working in collaboration with the Stanwell, APA, and Iwatani teams.
Martin Smith, Arche’s Technical Director, used his background in international oil and gas to guide the project.
Arche skillfuly provided:
- technical support
- scoping
- technology OEM engagement including electrolysers
- alignment of the project’s international consortium pre-MOU agreement
- procurement process support
- planning activities leading up to the commencement of the feasibility stage.
Our people also supported Stanwell and the rest of the project team to engage with key infrastructure stakeholders including those representing power generation, power transmission, water, and ports.
Arche streamlined the PFS and progressed the multi-stakeholder project into the next phase.