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The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project welcomes recent reforms to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) that will greatly accelerate Australia’s ability to become a leading player in the global hydrogen revolution. ARENA’s expanded remit will allow...

The Hon Dan Tehan MP and Dr Eiichi Harada From left to right: Mr Yasuhiro Nakajima, Dr Eiichi Harada and Dr Motohiko Nishimura. The HESC Project has again been emphasised as a key example of cooperation between Japan and Australia during a recent meeting between the...

HESC Project Partners today announced the project would contribute $5000 to the Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund (GERF) to provide immediate financial assistance to flood affected Gippsland communities. HESC Project Partner and Non-Executive Director of J-Power Latrobe...

Haruki Sugiyama moved to Australia in 2019 to take on the role of Finance Manager for Hydrogen Engineering Australia (HEA). He was motivated to move overseas and work on a future-focused business, like the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project. He studied...

Fourteen members of the Hastings Country Fire Authority (CFA) toured Australia’s first and only hydrogen liquefaction, storage, and loading facility at the Port of Hastings in April.    Hastings Country Fire Authority members touring the HESC liquefaction,...

In April and May, HESC held four community drop-in sessions in Morwell, Hastings, and Traralgon — speaking with dozens of people visiting to speak with project partner representatives. After a year of holding meetings via Zoom, it was fantastic to meet several people...

On Monday, the 24th of May, His Excellency Japanese Ambassador Shingo Yamagami hosted HESC Project Partner representatives for dinner at the Embassy of Japan in Canberra. Also joining the dinner was The Honourable Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Energy and Emissions...

Photo by Meagan Carscience on Unsplash In April, the international think tank the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI) released a report on clean hydrogen produced from fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the role it can play in...

The HESC Project welcomes the Australian Government’s additional investment in low emission technologies as part of this year’s federal budget. The investments will support Australian industry, create jobs, help cut emissions and drive investment while creating a new...

The world-first liquefied hydrogen carrier, the Suiso Frontier, will arrive in Australia in the second half of the 2021 Japanese fiscal year — between October 2021-March 2022. Due to the global impact of COVID-19, there have been delays in the commissioning of the...

Courtesy of the HESC Project The HESC Project is hosting community drop-in sessions in Gippsland and Hastings over the coming weeks. The informal drop-in sessions are open to everyone and provides an opportunity to discuss the project with the HESC team, give...

Masahiko Tomioka moved to Australia in June 2019, bringing his family and vast experience in hydrogen gasification technologies with him. Masahiko Tomioka. Photo copyright of HESC. Mr Tomioka is the Chief Engineer for J-Power Latrobe Valley (J-Power LV), which...

Coregas Engineer Ross Renna Coregas Engineer Ross Renna brings over 30 years of experience in the industrial gases industry to the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project. Mr Renna started working with HESC in 2019, when he set up key equipment at the Hastings and...

For HESC Project Partner, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), liquefied hydrogen has long been the fuel of choice for its rockets. The company’s Tanegashima Space Centre is home to Japan’s largest liquefied hydrogen storage tank. Mr Hiroto Sato, a member of Cryogenic...

The Noble Tom Prosser Drilling Rig off Golden Beach, Victoria. The results are in for studies of rock core extracted from Pelican, the first CarbonNet storage site located in the Gippsland Basin. The Pelican site has received top marks from industry experts with data...

12.03.2021 - HESC Operations Event Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. On Friday the 12th of March, Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project Partners held a celebration to mark the commencement of operations at both Victorian sites of the Pilot Project. Over 70 guests,...

Latrobe Valley, Victoria: The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project today announced the commencement of operations at both Victorian sites of its world-first integrated supply chain. HESC Project Partners, together with the Australian, Victorian, and...

HESC Project Partners are proud to announce that hydrogen gas is successfully being produced from Latrobe Valley coal as part of the world-first Hydrogen Supply Chain Pilot Project This is a crucial project milestone as it means hydrogen gas can soon be transported by...

Coregas, one of the largest hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and argon producers in Australia, has been an integral part of the HESC project. The company is providing engineering consultancy, onsite support and equipment for the gasification plant at Loy Yang in the Latrobe...

CCS Storage Overview. Copyright of Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. Global participation in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is increasing in the effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report from the Global CCS Institute (GCCSI),...

100% Gippsland owned company O&M has been working with J-Power Latrobe Valley to put 70 locals on the job during the construction phase of the Latrobe Valley coal gasification and refining facility. Established in 2013 and based in Morwell, the company employs...

Nikola Hydrogen Truck. Copyright of Nikola Motors. 20% of all global emissions come from transport – cars, planes, trains, ships, trains and buses. The International Energy Agency predicts emissions will continue to increase unless there is a rapid shift away from...

More than 180 people tuned into the November 2020 HESC Project webinar. Dr Patrick Hartley - Leader of CSIRO’s Hydrogen Industry Mission kicked off the presentation, outlining how hydrogen is critical for decarbonising industries; reducing global CO2 emissions; job...

Recording HESC held a webinar on the 25th of November,2020 to discuss how the Latrobe Valley can be at the forefront of the national energy transition to lower emissions via clean hydrogen. A wrap-up of the event can be read here.Panellists included:Dr Patrick...

In a recent meeting between the Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia, the HESC Project was emphasised as a key area of cooperation between the two countries. The HESC Project, along with hydrogen, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Carbon Capture, Utilisation and...

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (KHI) conducted a successful world-first sea trial of the liquefied hydrogen carrier SUISO FRONTIER between the 14th and 15th of October. KHI has been making steady progress to hand the vessel over to the CO2-free Hydrogen Energy...

Image Credit: Global CCS Institute Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of five priority low emissions technologies in the Australian Government’s First Low Emissions Technology Statement, because its widespread deployment will underpin new low emissions industries...

Caption: Federation University, Image Credit Shishka Study Abroad Federation University, in partnership with Australian Carbon Innovation, will analyse hydrogen production quality and performance of the gasification and refining plant in the Latrobe Valley as part of...

Australia is taking the lead in developing a Certificate of Origin for clean hydrogen and the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project is contributing to shaping these standards. The scheme will cover emissions released in the atmosphere as a result of the hydrogen...

The completed Latrobe Valley site Each element in the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot supply chain is nearing operations stage. Site teams in Japan and Australia are working to finalise construction and carry out the all-important commissioning work, to...

HESC Project Partners welcome the Federal Government’s first Low Emissions Technology Statement released on the 22nd of September, and its endorsement of clean hydrogen as the fuel of the future. Image credit: Industry.gov.au As part of the Australian Government’s...

CarbonNet core in the CT scanner The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project, alongside the CarbonNet Project, has the potential to assist in Victoria’s energy transition and the decarbonisation of the state’s industry and manufacturing base. Currently, the...

Construction of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project’s Hastings site, where hydrogen will be liquefied, stored, and loaded onto a ship for export, has been completed. At the Latrobe Valley coal gasification and refining facility, the end of construction is...

SUISO FRONTIER at Kobe terminal in Japan Mass quantities of liquefied hydrogen have not been shipped across open waters before, but the newly built SUISO FRONTIER overcomes the challenges of transportation. The ship will play a key role in realising the HESC Project’s...

Ross Renna (left) and Hirofumi Kawazoe (right) at the HESC Project site in Hastings Hirofumi Kawazoe is the General Manager for Hydrogen Engineering Australia (HEA) and the local representative for Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). Between visits to the Port of...

Jay Murphy (left) and Ashley Withell at the HESC Project’s Latrobe Valley site Jay Murphy, Electrical Apprentice, and Ashley Withell, Trade Assistant, are junior tradespeople employed to work on the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project. They are among some 150...

The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project has achieved another significant milestone. The Hastings site of the Hydrogen Liquefaction and Loading Terminal has been built. It is Australia’s first hydrogen liquefaction facility. 59 engineers, tradespeople and...