{"id":81263,"date":"2023-03-09T00:16:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalroadtechnology.com\/\/?p=81263"},"modified":"2023-06-27T05:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T05:36:02","slug":"japan-pours-billions-into-australian-coal-to-hydrogen-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalroadtechnology.com\/japan-pours-billions-into-australian-coal-to-hydrogen-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Pours Billions into Australian Coal-to-Hydrogen Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a successful taste test, Japan is hungry for more Australian-made hydrogen. <\/span>The Japanese government\u2019s clean energy fund will tip $2.35 billion into a new Victorian coal-to-hydrogen project in the Latrobe valley.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2022, Japan received the <\/span>world\u2019s first hydrogen shipment<\/span><\/a> of liquid hydrogen (LH2). <\/span>Headed by Japan\u2019s chosen consortium \u2013 featuring J-Power and Sumitomo \u2013 the project will use coal to generate hydrogen and rely on carbon capture and storage (CCS) innovations to control emissions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The group aims to use the depleted oil and gas basins in Bass Straight to house the carbon it \u201ccan capture\u201d, relying on the project’s close proximity to the oceanic area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Victorian Government\u2019s CarbonNet project and ExxonMobil\u2019s Gippsland Basin joint venture are potential options for CCS, with one to be chosen over the next 12 months.\u00a0<\/span>However, Victoria\u2019s peak conservation body, Environment Victoria, has raised concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group stated that the coal needed for the project would likely come from Loy Yang, the state\u2019s largest coal mine, which could also require an expansion.\u00a0<\/span>Something that they are hoping to avoid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s The True Cost of CCS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Environment Victoria, among other groups, has taken the opportunity to provide strong statements around its CCS concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n

“CCS is an unviable technology, and we know that it has never worked globally,” Environment Victoria policy and advocacy manager Bronya Lipski said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group has specifically highlighted the CCS Failings of WA\u2019s Gorgon gas project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gorgon aimed to capture 80% of its carbon emissions over a five-year period; however, by 2021 had only managed to store around 30%.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Japanese consortium hopes to initially produce between 30,000 and 40,000 tonnes of gaseous hydrogen each year.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there could be an environmental price to pay.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That has massive complications regarding [mine] rehabilitation, not to mention all the use of water on already stressed river systems,\u201d Environment Victoria said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding, \u201cthat if the project proceeded as planned, communities in the Latrobe Valley and Hastings would pay the price environmentally, while the benefits were enjoyed in Japan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Coal to Hydrogen: The Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While the two commodities might seem like oil and water in the modern energy landscape, coal and hydrogen share a link.<\/span><\/p>\n

Namely, coal (or the moisture within it) can be leveraged to give up its hydrogen content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This \u201cgasification of coal\u201d produces grey hydrogen, which can become the blue hydrogen (cleaner) variant when paired with CCS methods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s hydrogen is supplied almost entirely from fossil fuels: 70% from natural gas and around 27% from coal.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s forecast that by 2050, the world could demand upwards of 650 MtH2\/y of hydrogen, or around five times the current production levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Transportation is expected to consume the lion’s share of future hydrogen stocks at around 185 MtH2\/y by 2050, or almost 30% of the total.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hydrogen\u2019s primary transport use will be fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), which can significantly reduce air pollution, especially in cities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Through a chosen consortium, the Japanese government will invest $2.35 billion in a Victorian coal-to-hydrogen project in the Latrobe Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a successful first shipment of liquid hydrogen (LH2) in 2022 via the purpose-built Susio-Frontier vessel, Japan is now keen for more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Relying on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) methods, however, the project has come under scrutiny from environmental groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With its close proximity to Bass Straight, the partners J-Power and Sumitomo aim to use the region\u2019s abandoned oil and gas wells to store carbon emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Victoria\u2019s peak environmental body says the CCS approach \u201chas never worked globally\u201d and \u201cis an unviable technology\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

At this stage, the project is set to go ahead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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