INPEX partners with AGL Energy Limited ding on South Australia hydrogen hub project
TH2 has the potential for a variety of clean energy solutions.
Inpex Corporation announced it signed an MoU with Australian energy provider AGL Energy (AGL) to conduct a feasibility study for AGL’s Torrens Island Hydrogen Hub (TH2) in South Australia.
TH2 has the potential for a variety of clean energy solutions, including producing and exporting green hydrogen and commercialising methanation from hydrogen. Inpex joins AGL and its other partners in the study.
TH2’s location has many advantages. By leveraging the extensive renewable energy resources available in South Australia and the existing infrastructure and industry at Torrens Island, the project is well set up for success. Furthermore, TH2’s location near South Australia’s capital of Adelaide is expected to drive local production and consumption of energy while creating opportunities for the export of hydrogen and other energy solutions to Japan and other countries in the future.
Inpex seeks to develop a hydrogen business, which is one of the five net-zero businesses outlined in the company’s Inpex Vision @2022 announced on February 9, 2022.
The company plans to commercialise three or more projects by around 2030 and aims to produce and supply 100 thousand tons or more of hydrogen/ammonia per year. Inpex will proactively engage in energy structure reforms toward realising a net-zero carbon society while fulfilling its responsibilities for the stable development and supply of energy.