Hydrogen

“South Australia is a window to the future for energy system transformation”

Mark Twidell, Director Energy, Tesla


  • World class renewable and mineral resources 
    South Australia has the wind, sun, land, infrastructure and skills

  • Integrated clean energy network
    We are on track to our 100% target by 2030 with ambitions to generate 500% of the current local grid demand by 2050

  • Technology and commodity agnostic
    Our vision is to have multiple export scale hydrogen production facilities: liquid hydrogen (LH2), ammonia (NH3) and liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC)

  • Strong community support
    97% of South Australians desire renewables as their main source of energy

  • Supportive investor environment
    South Australia has a ‘one window to government’ dedicated account management system, streamlining regulatory approvals

  • A world leading regulatory regime
    Well defined regulatory framework with bipartisan support for renewables and clean hydrogen

South Australia's hydrogen journey


A stunning transformation


* AEMO 2021-22

South Australia leads the world in renewables


2021 share of wind and solar electricity production by region



Source: Enerdata 2021, DTI analysis

  • 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.

  • 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.
68% of Australia's quality wind and solar generating land in South Australia
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

Talk to us

Contact us to explore hydrogen opportunities in South Australia

Edit Mucsi

Director, Minerals and Energy


Department for Trade and Investment

Contact

+61 434 886 187 Edit.Mucsi@sa.gov.au