Pure Hydrogen Corporation has taken a significant step towards realising its ambitious green hydrogen micro-hub strategy by leasing an industrial site at Archerfield airport in Brisbane, Queensland.
This site will host the company’s first demonstration green hydrogen micro-hub, designed to service commercial transport operators and the aviation industry.
According to Pure Hydrogen, green hydrogen micro-hubs are a key component of the company’s strategy to kickstart the development of a domestic hydrogen market.
These strategically located hubs will produce green hydrogen using on-site solar and green electricity to power modular electrolysers, offering 24-hour refuelling for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The company has already ordered an electrolyser, expected to cost approximately $880,000, which will be used to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
Under the first stage of the Archerfield development, the micro-hub is expected to supply 420 kilograms of green hydrogen per day, with production slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024.
“Pure is committed to developing a number of low-cost micro-hubs to produce green hydrogen for the commercial transport sector, and Archerfield marks the first step in this regard,” Managing Director of Pure Hydrogen Scott Brown said.
The Archerfield site, spanning 4000 square meters, will initially utilise 1000 square meters for Stage 1, leaving ample room for potential scale-up as demand increases.
Pure Hydrogen aims to reduce capital expenditure by utilising existing structures and infrastructure, housing all equipment, including the electrolyser, in shipping containers installed on hard stand sites.
“Archerfield will be Pure’s demonstration H2 Micro-hub and the template for planned future plants,” Brown said.
“Pure plans to use strategically located hydrogen micro-hubs that are close to customers and will assist in creating the ‘hydrogen highway’ as a domestic source of clean H2 fuel.”
According to the company, it is also making progress with its sales pipeline of numerous commercial hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, including prime movers, buses, and waste collection vehicles.
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