Stanwell has released a fly-through animation of Queensland’s largest renewable hydrogen project, CQ-H2.
The animation provides a vivid glimpse into the future of this global-scale initiative, led by Stanwell in partnership with a consortium of companies.
Stanwell CEO Michael O’Rourke said the company is driving the development of the renewable hydrogen industry in Queensland by leading the CQ-H2 project along with consortium partners from Japan, Iwatani Corporation and Marubeni Corporation, and Singapore’s Keppel.
“Seeing the fly-through come to life is an exciting milestone for the project as it tells the full story of how these critical elements of CQ-H2 all come together and what the completed project will look like,” he said.
“The $117 million FEED (Front End Engineering Design) study, the largest investment in an Australian renewable hydrogen project of its kind to date, is progressing well thanks to investment from state and federal governments and consortium partners.”
The CQ-H2 project is expected to create thousands of jobs in Central Queensland during its construction phase and support 1000 direct and indirect jobs once operational.
Moreover, it is projected to deliver a staggering $14.5 billion in hydrogen exports and add $8.9 billion to the region’s Gross Regional Product.
The fly-through animation captures all the critical elements of CQ-H2, taking viewers on a virtual tour through each part of the project.
It showcases the hydrogen production facility, which will utilise Queensland’s abundant sunshine and wind to produce renewable hydrogen, as well as the hydrogen gas pipeline, hydrogen liquefaction facility, and ammonia production facility at the Gladstone Port.
The animation also includes ACCIONA Energia’s Aldoga Solar Farm, which will supply renewable energy to CQ-H2 through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement with Stanwell.
CQ-H2 aims to be operational by 2029 and plans to export renewable hydrogen and ammonia to Japan and Singapore, while also supplying large industrial customers in Central Queensland.
The project is one of six shortlisted initiatives and the only Queensland project being considered for the Federal Government’s Hydrogen Headstart funding, delivered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
The visualisation was created in collaboration with the VISER team at QUT, part of the Research Infrastructure Portfolio and home of The Cube.
The video was showcased at the Asia-Pacific Hydrogen 2024 Summit and Exhibition held last week at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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