Port Kembla is now home to Australia’s first commercial hydrogen refuelling station for zero emissions heavy road vehicles, in a major breakthrough towards de-carbonising the region\u2019s 7000 heavy vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The H2 <\/sup>Station, based at the Coregas Port Kembla industrial gas facility, was partly funded with a $500,000 grant from the NSW Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty, said heavy road transport is a major carbon-emitting sector and Port Kembla is now leading the way towards a more diverse energy future following today’s opening of the Coregas H2 <\/sup>Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The NSW Government is proud to have supported this world-leading project to refuel Australia’s first hydrogen-powered heavy road vehicles under Round 4 of the Port Kembla Community Investment Fund,” Ms Moriarty said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The H2 <\/sup>Station will be the first practical piece of enabling infrastructure towards de-carbonising the region\u2019s 7000 heavy vehicles as we move towards a cleaner, greener future.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for the Illawarra and the South Coast, Ryan Park, said Port Kembla is primed to become an epicentre for the emerging hydrogen sector in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe H2 <\/sup>Station will facilitate the introduction of zero emissions hydrogen powered trucks to the Illawarra-Shoalhaven to demonstrate the technology\u2019s potential to improve energy security, create jobs and investment, and decarbonise the transport sector,\u201d Mr Park said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cZero emissions trucks will be able to refuel at the Coregas refuelling station using hydrogen produced at Port Kembla and showcase the viability of introducing hydrogen-powered fleet vehicles to greater NSW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Wollongong, Paul Scully, said the project places Port Kembla at the forefront of the emerging global hydrogen industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe hydrogen refuelling station represents an exciting opportunity to build our region\u2019s skills and capacity in readiness for Australia\u2019s zero emissions economy,\u201d Mr Scully said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alan Watkins, Executive General Manager of Coregas, said the Coregas H2 <\/sup>Station will provide the Illawarra region with the opportunity to refuel up to 10 zero emissions hydrogen vehicles a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThanks to the NSW Government we have been able to achieve this milestone of opening Australia\u2019s first pilot hydrogen refuelling station for heavy vehicles,\u201d Mr Watkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe believe this project is a game changer for Australia that will lead the clean mobility revolution by demonstrating the suitability of hydrogen powered vehicles as a commercially ready solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor us, this is an important first step towards transitioning Coregas\u2019 distribution fleet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coregas was one of 15 projects to share in $2.1 million in funding through Round 4 of the Port Kembla Community Investment Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fund is a competitive, merit-based program that financially supports projects that revitalise Port Kembla and surrounding areas for the benefit of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This will be Australia\u2019s first hydrogen refuelling station that is purpose-built for commercial heavy road transport vehicles such as trucks and buses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n $2 million has been spent on the project, including $500,000 in NSW Government funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Existing hydrogen refuelling stations, designed to refuel passenger vehicles, have around 20kg\/day capacity. This project has daily capacity of 400kg of hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The facility will enable the deployment of Australia\u2019s first prime mover fleet of hydrogen-powered heavy road vehicles to initiate a transformation of the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region\u2019s environmental transport footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The station will work to support the introduction of zero emissions hydrogen powered fleet vehicles in greater NSW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Port Kembla is now home to Australia’s first commercial hydrogen refuelling station for zero emissions heavy road vehicles, in a major breakthrough towards de-carbonising the region\u2019s 7000 heavy vehicles. The H2 Station, based at the Coregas Port Kembla industrial gas facility, was partly funded with a $500,000 grant from the NSW Government. 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