An electrolyser crucial for hydrogen production at the $87 million Yuri project by Engie Australia and Yara Pilbara has yet to arrive, causing delays over two years after the investment decision.
The delay in acquiring the essential electrolyser has resulted in a prolonged wait for the project’s development. This delay impacts the planned operations of the facility, which aims to harness hydrogen as a clean energy source.
Engie and Mitsui’s aim is to develop one of the world’s first industrial-scale renewable hydrogen projects to provide feedstock into Yara Pilbara Fertilisers’ (Yara) existing ammonia operations near Karratha in Western Australia.
Upon completion, the first phase of the Yuri project could produce up to 640 tonnes of renewable hydrogen per year as a zero-carbon feedstock for Yara’s ammonia production facility in Karratha. This project is receiving funding from ARENA and the WA Renewable Hydrogen Fund as part of the Western Australian Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Strategy.
