Provaris Energy completes feasibility study for HyEnergy green hydrogen export project
HyEnergy 出口可行性研究考虑了从该项目向亚太市场出口 200,000 吨压缩绿色氢。
Provaris Energy (ASX: PV1) has completed all key deliverables of its HyEnergy export (HyExport) feasibility study and delivered the document for final review to the WA Government and project partners Province Resources (ASX: PRL) and Total Eren.
The scope of the study included the integration of a proposed 8 gigawatt green hydrogen production facility in the state’s Gascoyne region with an onshore compression facility and offshore mooring and loading system, as well as the operation of a fleet of Provaris’ H2Neo carriers for marine transport to nominated markets.
It analysed the export of 200,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen from a total production volume of up to 300,000tpa to customers in the Asia-Pacific, and specifically Singapore.
Completion of the study confirms that the proposal to develop a compressed hydrogen export supply chain from the site can be achieved without the need for a conventional onshore port.
Hazards identification, operational modelling and an environmental assessment demonstrated there were no significant risks which would prevent the project from moving to the next stage of design and engineering.
The study was supported by a team of consultants from companies including WSP, Oropesa, Paaras Marine Solutions and Turner & Townsend.
A public knowledge-sharing report with a summary of the study’s outcomes is expected to be released by the state government before year end.
Green hydrogen agreement
In mid-2021, Provaris entered into an agreement with Province and global renewable company Total Eren to support a technical and commercial feasibility study on the export of green hydrogen using compressed shipping from the Gascoyne to the Asia-Pacific.
Renewable energy for the project will be generated via wind and solar, with the proposed compression facility to be co-located with the hydrogen production hub, approximately 6km from the Gascoyne coastline.
Compressed hydrogen will be piped to the coast for offshore loading which will minimise environmental disturbance and require significantly less capital and operating costs that construction of an onshore port.
The HyEnergy project receives funding from a renewable hydrogen fund under the WA Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Strategy.