Name of the Project
Henderson hydrogen project.

Location
Cockburn, Western Australia.

Project Owner/s
City of Cockburn.

Project Description
The City of Cockburn Council is aiming to develop the Henderson Waste Recovery Park into a renewable-energy park through the installation of on-site renewable power and production of green hydrogen.

The hydrogen will be used as a low-carbon replacement energy source for the city’s heavy and light vehicles, and other energy users in the council.

Stage 1 of the project will displace up to
1 410 ℓ/d, or more than 500 000 ℓ/y of diesel, by replacing the heavy vehicle diesel fuel with green hydrogen.

This will have a direct vehicle emissions reduction of 100%, and a life-cycle carbon emissions reduction of more than 90%.

The Stage 1 design features a 1.2 MW ac east-west solar field, a fully containerised water treatment plant, and a modular hydrogen production and refuelling plant containing a 1.25 MW
electrolyser capable of producing the required 440 kg/d hydrogen production and 1 000 kg hydrogen storage.

There is a pathway for future expansion to add the other hydrogen use cases – light vehicles Stage 2 and Cockburn ARC power and heating Stage 3.

Potential Job Creation
None stated.

Capital Expenditure
Stage 1 will cost about A$24.5-million to implement.

Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The next phase of the project will be for the City of Cockburn to identify ways of lowering the cost of hydrogen to support the project.

This could include investigating state and federal funding opportunities, as well as partnerships with technology suppliers and heavy waste vehicle manufacturers to reduce capital and operating expenditure and optimise plant design.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
City of Cockburn, tel +61 8 9411 3444.