The Northern Territory will play an important part in growing Australia’s hydrogen industry and a key role in the nation’s energy transition.

One million dollars in federal funding has been awarded to the Darwin Clean Hydrogen Hub - a joint study between INPEX, Santos, Xodus and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO.

The feasibility study will explore the potential of a clean hydrogen market in Darwin, with opportunities to provide clean hydrogen solutions to domestic and international supply chains.

Over 18 months, the Darwin Clean Hydrogen Hub will examine market demand for hydrogen, renewable energy sites and infrastructure needed to produce and deliver hydrogen, storage requirements and supply chains.

The research complements the Territory Government’s work alongside the CSIRO, INPEX, Santos and other industry representatives to establish a carbon capture and storage common-user hub at Middle Arm.

Middle Arm will be a sustainable low emissions precinct which will create 20,000 low emission jobs.

The Australian Government’s Regional Hydrogen Hubs: Development and Design Grants program supports industry with the initial development, feasibility and design work needed to advance Hydrogen Hub concepts to investment ready proposals.

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