Hydrogen
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World class renewable and mineral resourcesSouth Australia has the wind, sun, land, infrastructure and skills -
Integrated clean energy networkWe are on track to our 100% target by 2027 with ambitions to generate 500% of the current local grid demand by 2050 -
Technology and commodity agnosticOur vision is to have multiple export scale hydrogen production facilities: liquid hydrogen (LH2), ammonia (NH3) and liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)
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Strong community support97% of South Australians desire renewables as their main source of energy -
Supportive investor environmentSouth Australia has a ‘one window to government’ dedicated account management system, streamlining regulatory approvals -
A world leading regulatory regimeWell defined regulatory framework with bipartisan support for renewables and clean hydrogen
South Australia's hydrogen journey
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Find out more about hydrogen in South Australia, at Department for Energy and Mining
and SA H2H Hydrogen Technology Cluster.
and SA H2H Hydrogen Technology Cluster.
A stunning transformation
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South Australia leads the world in renewables
2021 share of wind and solar electricity production by region
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Source: Enerdata 2021 analysis
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More than 1kW of solar PV installed per capita (>1800MW). -
Construction has commenced on Neoen's "Goyder South" stage 1 representing 412 MW of wind and approximately $900 million. -
Proposed SA Government-owned hydrogen power plant with 200 MW power generation and 250 MWe electrolyser with 3600 tonne storage facility.
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Commercial operation of South Australia’s 22nd wind farm. -
More than 12,000 homes with a VPP-capable home battery installed. -
Upsized the world’s original big battery to 150MW and commercial operation of the state’s 3rd big battery.
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68% of Australia's quality wind and solar generating land in South Australia
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More than 76% of SA's electricity generation came from clean, renewable technologies*
* For the month of November 2021, Renewable energy generation data from OpenNEM.
Renewable Energy Potential
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More information
Documents
Websites
- Energy & Mining
- Hydrogen in South Australia - Energy & Mining
- Hydrogen export hubs - Energy & Mining
- Large-scale generation and storage - Energy & Mining
- Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia
- South Australia’s hydrogen opportunity - Department for Industry, Innovation and Science
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Department of State Development
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