Name of the Project
Electrolysis plant.
Location
Gibson Island, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Project Owner/s
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL).
Project Description
FFI and Incitec Pivot plan to conduct a feasibility study to convert FFI’s ammonia-production facility at Gibson Island to run on green, renewable hydrogen. Currently, the facility uses natural gas as a feedstock.
FFI also plans to build an on-site electrolysis plant, which will produce up to 50 000 t/y of renewable, green hydrogen for conversion into green ammonia.
Potential Job Creation
The project, if successful, will safeguard several hundred manufacturing jobs in Queensland.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
Preliminary results of the feasibility are expected by the end of 2021.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
IPL group corporate affairs manager Debbie Guest, cell +61 455 745 639 or email debbie.guest@incitecpivot.com.au.