In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that French utility Engie and South Korean steelmaker POSCO have agreed to carry out a pre-feasibility study for a green hydrogen project in the Pilbara region of the Australian state of Western Australia.
According to the report, the project aims to supply green hydrogen to POSCO’s proposed Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant in Port Hedland and could possibly supply green fuel for decarbonising POSCO’s existing assets in South Korea.
The study will support and improve development plans for wind and solar sites in the region, a hydrogen electrolyser, large-scale storage capacity and pipeline to POSCO’s future HBI plant.
“Australia is a market where Engie is actively looking to grow its hydrogen operations, and we’re optimistic that this study will help us progress a second significant hydrogen development in the Pilbara, to help achieve the net zero goals of another hard-to-abate industry,” said Engie Australia and New Zealand chief executive Rik De Buyserie.
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