Erex will get an undisclosed amount of hydrogen from Tokyo-based Hydrogen Ability (HT), which has the technology to produce 2.6 million m3/yr of hydrogen from water and rock catalysts.
The goal of the study was to find alternatives to precious metal catalysts like platinum, which are presently employed to speed up the reaction when electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, a process known as electrolysis.
The high capital expenditures of equipment are a major barrier to creating cost-competitive green hydrogen by electrolysis. Because of economies of scale, large-scale export initiatives have the potential to improve cost competitiveness.
Strike signed non-binding memorandums of understanding with engineering firm ATCO and green hydrogen expert Infinite Blue Energy for collaboration on crucial infrastructure for the “low-carbon fertiliser” facility as well as green hydrogen offtake.
ITOCHU, a trading and investment company, is conducting a feasibility study in Australia to produce and store green hydrogen. The study will also look into the possibility of establishing a green hydrogen export base.
BHP’s manager for energy, carbon, and technology research, Lee Levkowitz, claimed at the Hydrogen and Mines virtual summit that green hydrogen would be unlikely to achieve competitive pricing during the 2020 decade, or even the first half of 2030.
