Port of Newcastle has made another significant step to advance its Clean Energy Precinct (CEP), signing a formal Advisory Agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI).
The Agreement will enable the Port to draw upon MHI’s knowledge and technical expertise into the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen and ammonia, providing valuable insight to inform the CEP’s Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies, which are currently underway.
“MHI is at the forefront of the research and development of next-generation clean energy production technologies, so being able to tap into the wealth of expertise MHI possesses is going to be incredibly valuable in informing the future site layout, enablement and design of the Clean Energy Precinct,” Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody said.
Port of Newcastle’s CEP is the most advanced port in Australia toward clean energy production, being the only port currently at FEED and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) studies stage, which is being undertaken by Lumea (electrical), CoNEXA (water) and GHD (general infrastructure).
The studies cover electrical infrastructure, water services, general infrastructure, storage, berth infrastructure, and pipelines to berth.
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“We appreciate the invitation from the Port of Newcastle to be an advisor for the Port’s common user facility development in the Clean Energy Precinct,” senior fellow and chief regional officer for Asia Pacific & India at MHI Takehiko Kikuchi said.
“It’s an honour for us to be able to contribute to the project leveraging our technical expertise and experience in the hydrogen and ammonia value chain. We are looking forward to supporting the Port of Newcastle team.”
The dedicated 220-hectare Clean Energy Precinct will facilitate clean energy production, storage, distribution and export and once fully developed, will contribute $4.2 billion to the economy and generate thousands of new jobs in the Hunter Region by 2040.