{"id":37861,"date":"2026-03-10T08:46:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=37861"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:46:58","slug":"innovative-green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-project-to-cut-emissions-for-moree-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/10\/innovative-green-hydrogen-and-ammonia-project-to-cut-emissions-for-moree-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative green hydrogen and ammonia project to cut emissions for Moree farms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Moree farms will soon be able to cut emissions with the region set to host an innovative&nbsp;green hydrogen&nbsp;and&nbsp;ammonia plant,&nbsp;powered by renewable energy, after the project was given the green light&nbsp;by the Minns Labor Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia&nbsp;project will be&nbsp;one of the first large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production facilities&nbsp;in NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will support local jobs expected to&nbsp;create&nbsp;at least&nbsp;60&nbsp;jobs during construction&nbsp;and 10 permanent positions once the facility is up and running.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;NSW Government is investing $45.2 million&nbsp;in this project to increase the production and availability of green hydrogen across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The more than $70 million project is a&nbsp;joint venture between Hiringa Energy Pty Ltd and Sundown Pastoral&nbsp;Company,&nbsp;will&nbsp;produce&nbsp;enough&nbsp;green&nbsp;hydrogen to create&nbsp;4,500 tonnes of&nbsp;ammonia&nbsp;a year&nbsp;for&nbsp;use as&nbsp;fuel&nbsp;and&nbsp;fertiliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once in operation the facility will primarily supply Sundown\u2019s Keytah cotton farm ending their reliance on diesel and fossil fuel produced fertiliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What isn\u2019t used by Sundown will be available to&nbsp;supply&nbsp;other&nbsp;local farming operations&nbsp;in&nbsp;the region, helping&nbsp;to decarbonise traditionally emissions heavy activity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project has now reached financial close and is a great example of how ammonia production can be decentralised to further support sustainability by reducing the need for long-distance freight movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will also help establish&nbsp;a&nbsp;commercial-scale green hydrogen and ammonia supply chain in&nbsp;northern NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Energy and the Environment&nbsp;Penny Sharpe&nbsp;said:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>\u201cThe Good Earth Green hydrogen and Ammonia project demonstrates how renewable energy is helping reduce emissions in sectors like agriculture that are traditionally difficult to decarbonise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNSW is building the technology to cut emissions, support our industries and create new jobs of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Planning and Public Spaces&nbsp;Paul Scully&nbsp;said:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>\u201cThis&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;project that will power&nbsp;the regional&nbsp;economy&nbsp;while helping NSW move towards a cleaner, more resilient energy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInnovations like this which not only replace the use of traditional fossil fuels but cut the need for lengthy transportation are an exciting sign of how industry is evolving to support more sustainable outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a great example of how the oldest industry in the world &#8211; agriculture \u2013 is to this day continuing to find ways to innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great project that will see local farms able to&nbsp; replace fossil fuels with renewables supporting a more sustainable future in NSW.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moree farms will soon be able to cut emissions with the region set to host an innovative&nbsp;green hydrogen&nbsp;and&nbsp;ammonia plant,&nbsp;powered by renewable energy, after the project was given the green light&nbsp;by the Minns Labor Government. The&nbsp;Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia&nbsp;project will be&nbsp;one of the first large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production facilities&nbsp;in NSW. 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