Japan’s Sumitomo Corp will partner with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto to develop a 2 MW green hydrogen production facility at the miner’s Yarwun refinery in the Australian state of Queensland, while exploring the potential of hydrogen as a replacement for gas in the alumina refining process. The pilot project, which is expected to produce up to 300 tons of green hydrogen per annum, will also supply the Gladstone Hydrogen Ecosystem. The collaboration includes Sumitomo, Gladstone Ports Corp, the Gladstone Regional Council, Australian Gas Networks, and CQUniversity Australia.The ecosystem will be complemented by the use of hydrogen to replace gas in the alumina refining process at Yarwun, a project which Sumitomo Australia national hydrogen commercialisation manager Alana Barlow said could provide a pathway for reducing emissions in otherwise hard-to-abate industries.It will initially pursue domestic offtake and mobility solutions before moving to enable large-scale exports.
Japan’s Sumitomo Corp will partner with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto to develop a 2 MW green hydrogen production facility at the miner’s Yarwun refinery in the Australian state of Queensland, while exploring the potential of hydrogen as a replacement for gas in the alumina refining process. The pilot project, which is expected to produce up to 300 tons of green hydrogen per annum, will also supply the Gladstone Hydrogen Ecosystem. The collaboration includes Sumitomo, Gladstone Ports Corp, the Gladstone Regional Council, Australian Gas Networks, and CQUniversity Australia.The ecosystem will be complemented by the use of hydrogen to replace gas in the alumina refining process at Yarwun, a project which Sumitomo Australia national hydrogen commercialisation manager Alana Barlow said could provide a pathway for reducing emissions in otherwise hard-to-abate industries.It will initially pursue domestic offtake and mobility solutions before moving to enable large-scale exports.
