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Woodside, BGC, Centurion

collaborate on Australian

hydrogen project

AUSTRALIA
WOODSIDE Energy, BGC, and Centurion, accelerate the use of renewable fuel in the trans-
with the support of the Western Australian Gov- port sector to transition its sustainability path-
ernment, are advancing plans for a proposed way,” Centurion CEO Justin Cardaci stated.
self-contained hydrogen production, storage, The Hydrogen Refueller @H2Perth aims to
and refuelling station located in the Rockingham supply low-cost, renewable hydrogen fuel for the
Industry Zone. domestic market; stimulate and enable hydrogen
Woodside said the project was successful in demand in Western Australia; and support the
the Expressions of Interest stage of the Depart- State Government’s objectives for hydrogen to
ment of Jobs, Tourism, Science, and Innovation’s be a significant fuel source for transportation by
AUD10mn ($6.87m) Hydrogen Fuelled Trans- 2030.
portation Programme. The project aims to expe- Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill said
dite the uptake of hydrogen-fuelled transport, “The proposed refuelling facility would deliver
build local skills and capability, and stimulate on our commitment to make low-cost, low-
local hydrogen production. er-carbon hydrogen-based energy available to
“BGC welcomes the opportunity to work local customers while also progressing export
with Woodside, Centurion, and the State Gov- opportunities such as H2Perth.”
ernment to progress the energy innovations Woodside initially plans to produce 235
needed to keep our industries powered into the kilograms of hydrogen per day at the Hydro-
future,” BGC CEO Daniel Cooper said. gen Refueller @H2Perth, with the potential to
With matched funding from Woodside, the scale up to 800 kilograms a day. Woodside has
project targets delivery of hydrogen fuel for signed conditional, non-binding offtake Memo-
AUD11 per kilo for 10 years and subsidies sev- randums of Understanding stating its intention
eral large hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The to supply hydrogen from Hydrogen Refueller
so-called Hydrogen Refueller @H2Perth would @H2Perth to BGC and Centurion. BGC plans
be located adjacent to Woodside’s proposed to purchase and operate five to ten hydrogen
H2Perth Project. concrete agitator trucks while Centurion plans
“The investment by the WA Government to purchase and operate two hydrogen prime
and Woodside in hydrogen refuelling technol- movers.™
ogy is a material step for companies like ours to

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