APA Group and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers WesCEF have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake pre-feasibility study to assess the viability to produce and transport green hydrogen via APA’s Parmelia Gas Pipeline. This pre-feasibility study builds on work already undertaken by APA Group to test the Parmelia Gas Pipeline for hydrogen compatibility – early test results indicate that the pipeline will be suitable for 100 per cent hydrogen service without any requirement to reduce the operating pressure of the pipeline.Leading Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers WesCEF will investigate the opportunity to produce and transport green hydrogen to WesCEF’s production facilities in Kwinana. If successful, green hydrogen could facilitate the production of green ammonia and other sustainable chemicals, and take a section of APA’s Parmelia Gas Pipeline a step closer to becoming a pure renewable hydrogen service.Under the MoU, the pre-feasibility will be jointly funded and will assess the viability of green hydrogen production and transportation by APA’s Parmelia Gas Pipeline to WesCEF’s production facilities in the Kwinana industrial area.This study follows world leading hydrogen research that APA commenced last year to test the ability of 43- kilometres of Parmelia Gas Pipeline to carry up to 100 per cent hydrogen.The results from APA’s first phase of testing on the Parmelia Gas Pipeline are proving to be promising after they were validated through comparative testing by a world-renowned independent laboratory.Phase two testing, which is supported by $300,000 of grant funding from the Western Australian government, is currently underway and involves testing the pipeline material in a gaseous hydrogen environment and comparing the pipeline material performance against the results from phase one and the international research.The testing is being carried out at the University of Wollongong, in partnership with the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre, in a state-of-the-art testing lab – which is the first lab of its kind in Australia.
APA Group and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers WesCEF have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake pre-feasibility study to assess the viability to produce and transport green hydrogen via APA’s Parmelia Gas Pipeline. This pre-feasibility study builds on work already undertaken by APA Group to test the Parmelia Gas Pipeline for hydrogen compatibility – early test results indicate that the pipeline will be suitable for 100 per cent hydrogen service without any requirement to reduce the operating pressure of the pipeline.Leading Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers WesCEF will investigate the opportunity to produce and transport green hydrogen to WesCEF’s production facilities in Kwinana. If successful, green hydrogen could facilitate the production of green ammonia and other sustainable chemicals, and take a section of APA’s Parmelia Gas Pipeline a step closer to becoming a pure renewable hydrogen service.Under the MoU, the pre-feasibility will be jointly funded and will assess the viability of green hydrogen production and transportation by APA’s Parmelia Gas Pipeline to WesCEF’s production facilities in the Kwinana industrial area.This study follows world leading hydrogen research that APA commenced last year to test the ability of 43- kilometres of Parmelia Gas Pipeline to carry up to 100 per cent hydrogen.The results from APA’s first phase of testing on the Parmelia Gas Pipeline are proving to be promising after they were validated through comparative testing by a world-renowned independent laboratory.Phase two testing, which is supported by $300,000 of grant funding from the Western Australian government, is currently underway and involves testing the pipeline material in a gaseous hydrogen environment and comparing the pipeline material performance against the results from phase one and the international research.The testing is being carried out at the University of Wollongong, in partnership with the Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre, in a state-of-the-art testing lab – which is the first lab of its kind in Australia.
