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Energy Innovation Network: Hydrogen Forum - WA Hydrogen Highway 2019 - 2023

by Innovate Australia

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Thu., 22 November 2018

3:30 pm – 5:30 pm AWST

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Liberty Executive Offices

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197 St Georges Terrace

Perth, WA 6000

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Hydrogen Forum: Hydrogen Highway

The Hydrogen Highway means a network of roads equipped with hydrogen refilling stations, allowing the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. WA’s Hydrogen Highway will focus on heavy transport, helping to introduce zero emission transport, lower cost fuel, and eventually, a secure fuel supply, eliminating the need for importing diesel. Phase 1 will run along Highway 95 from Perth to Port Hedland, linking the state capital with the Pilbara region. The subsequent stages will lead to an expansion of the Hydrogen Highway across the State and then in collaboration with other initiatives across Australia.

Focusing the Hydrogen Highway on heavy transport rather than passenger vehicles allows the creation of high demand for hydrogen, therefore an economy of scale and subsequently lower costs. A hydrogen car can fill up with 4-6 kg of hydrogen, while a commercial truck can fill with about x20 times more. Earlier Hydrogen Highways in Norway or California had to rely on passenger cars to create demand, simply because heavy trucks are just now being introduced to the market.

All of these benefits have seen established vehicle manufacturers such as Toyota or Hyundai, and newcomers as Nikola or HV Systems, develop hydrogen truck models – but their path to market is slowed down by a lack of infrastructural support. In order for them to enter mass-production large-scale hydrogen demand is required. Western Australian Hydrogen Highway can go a long way toward creating that demand.

This is an opportunity not only for WA, but for Australia, to become a global leader. Our natural reliance on long haul vehicles makes us the ideal environment to demonstrate the viability of hydrogen-powered trucks – and our isolation makes us the greatest beneficiaries of sustainable fuel sources that do not require importation.

PRESENTERS

Senator Hon Linda Reynolds, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs

Hydrogen - Government Perspective

Peter Kasprzak, CEO of Innovate Australia, Convenor of Hydrogen Society of Australia

Hydrogen Highway

Mark Paskevicius, Senior Research Fellow, Renewable Energy, Curtin University

Hydrogen Storage Solutions

Jill Stajduhar, Manager, Australian Centre for LNG Futures

Hydrogen Export Industry for WA

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