Queensland Takes First Step in Creating Australia-Japan Hydrogen Supply Chain

Queensland Takes First Step in Creating Australia-Japan Hydrogen Supply Chain
A 2,500 cubic-meter tank containing liquid hydrogen at Kobe Port Island plant in Kobe, Japan on Oct. 26, 2020. The special shipping terminal has been built in order to import liquid hydrogen from Australia. Etienne Balmer/AFP via Getty Images
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The Queensland government has taken a step closer to establishing a hydrogen export hub in the state’s north with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Port of Townsville and Origin Australia.

The deal, signed on April 14,  promises the development of a hydrogen liquefaction facility and the expansion of the port to facilitate the export of hydrogen using specially designed liquid hydrogen carriers.

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