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Horizon Power to pioneer pilot green
hydrogen project in Western Australia
AUSTRALIA WESTERN Australia’s Horizon Power is to build The Denham Hydrogen Demonstration
the country’s first renewable hydrogen demon- Plant will feature a 100-kW fuel cell, a 704-kW
stration plant in Denham, Western Australia. solar farm, a 348-kW electrolyser and hydro-
The project will be a first-of-its-kind demon- gen compression and storage facilities. It will
stration which will test the technical capability use renewable energy to power an electrolyser,
of hydrogen as a dispatchable power source in which will produce hydrogen that can be stored
remote microgrids in anticipation of the tech- for later use in a fuel cell to deliver electricity.
nology becoming cost-competitive in the future. The plant will connect into the Denham hybrid
The Denham Hydrogen Demonstration power system.
Plant will extend Horizon Power’s knowledge The plant will generate 526 MWh per year,
and technical capability of hydrogen operating which is equivalent to the energy required to
systems and test how to integrate and deploy this power up to 100 residential houses in Denham.
technology into remote diesel microgrids, com- Construction will start August 2021, with
mon across regional Western Australia. commissioning to commence in December the
“This plant will demonstrate how hydrogen same year.
can reliably produce dispatchable power for our Horizon Power’s appointed contractors will
towns currently dependent on diesel fuel power explore opportunities to engage with local busi-
systems and allow us to transition our network nesses and suppliers.
away from higher-emission generating sources The project is receiving funding from both
and meet our target of no new diesel generation the state and federal governments, with Hori-
systems from 2025,” Horizon Power CEO Steph- zon Power securing A$2.6mn ($1.93mn) from
anie Unwin said. the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
“This technology has the potential to be an (ARENA). A further A$5.7mn ($4.23mn) will
environmental game-changer for many remote be provided by the Western Australian govern-
towns in Western Australia and other similar ment as part of its Recovery Plan. This includes
locations around Australia, and allow greater A$1mn ($742,000) from the Western Australian
uptake of reliable cleaner, greener renewable Renewable Hydrogen Fund.
energy sources in the future.”
RENEWABLES
MHI Vestas pushes forward wind
turbine localisation in Taiwan
TAIWAN MHI Vestas and developer Copenhagen site, as well as final nacelle-related assembly and
Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have secured a testing.
5,000-square metre site located centrally in zone Hub assembly activities at Fortune’s site will
1 of Taichung Harbour adjacent to the pre-as- involve some of the offshore wind components
sembly quayside of CIP’s Changfang & Xidao made locally in Taiwan, including hub plates
Offshore Wind Project. from Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group
The site is intended for assembly activities for (YGG) and spinner covers from the Atech / Fass-
some of the projects to be delivered in Taiwan mer (FACT) joint venture.
using V174 technology. YGG and FACT are among the many Taiwan-
The deal forms part of MHI’s plans to deliver ese suppliers producing offshore wind turbine
the world’s most ambitious offshore wind locali- components as beneficiaries from MHI Vestas
sation plan in Taiwan. and CIP’s world-leading sustainable localisation
This site is being leased from Fortune Extra plan, which has been approved by Taiwanese
High Voltage Co., a subsidiary of Fortune Elec- authorities.
tric Co., and will be prepared for MHI Vestas’ “We are delighted to secure this centrally
operations. located site from Fortune in Taichung Harbour,”
For certain MHI Vestas projects, turbine hub said Maida Zahirovic, MHI Vestas Taiwan busi-
assembly is expected to be carried out on the ness director.
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