Name of the Project
Desert Bloom hydrogen project.
Location
Tennant Creek, in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Project Owner/s
Aqua Aerem, a subsidiary of Sanguine Impact Investment, and Osaka Gas.
Project Description
The 10 GW project will comprise a series of modular and portable 2 MW hydrogen production units (HPUs) that generate water, heat, electricity and hydrogen. The project will consist of about 4 000 HPUs at its peak and produce about 410 000 t/y of green hydrogen for domestic and export use when at full scale.
The project will use breakthrough atmospheric water-capture technology, powered by off-grid solar, to produce commercial quantities of renewable hydrogen, with no impact on scarce local water resources or the environment. Each HPU will contain a photovoltaic system, a concentrated parabolic trough solar thermal heater, a water producing heater and an electrolyser.
Potential Job Creation
About 1 000 jobs are expected to be created and more than 120 full-time positions to operate and maintain the project.
Capital Expenditure
$10.75-billion.
Planned Start/End Date
Project development will start in 2022, with the project aiming to launch the commercial operation of a 400 t hydrogen plant in 2023.
Latest Developments
The project was granted major project status by the Northern Territory government in December 2021.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Aqua Aerem, email Rebecca Urban at media@aqua-aerem.com.