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A CONSORTIUM has outlined proposals to create a ‘hydrogen valley’ in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales in Australia, that would help pioneer clean energy and feedstocks in place of the region’s coal industry.
Beginning next year, stage one of the Hunter Hydrogen Network project would involve repurposing the Muswellbrook coal mine. The project would build an electrolyser at the site that would be powered by wind and solar. It would begin to produce hydrogen by the end of 2024 for use as feedstock and to power mining activities and vehicles in the Upper Hunter Valley region. This would involve building a pipeline to transport the hydrogen south to Liddell, home to AGL’s coal-fired power plant.
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Hunter Valley set to shun coal for renewable energy
Newcastle and the Hunter Valley have always been known for the coal produced in the region. That is all set to change with ground-breaking plans to turn the Upper Hunter Valley into “Hydrogen Valley” in a scheme that would see the region become 100 per cent fuelled by renewable energy.
A consortium of local and global energy companies has been put together to make the ambitious project a reality, led by renewables advisory business Energy Estate. The $2 billion proposals would see wind and solar farms used to power hydrogen electrolysers which would, in turn, create feedstock for mining, transport and the local industrial sector. Put short, it could replace the local coal mining industry with a clean, green alternative.
By Reuters Staff
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
(Reuters) - An Australian state planning commission on Monday approved an extension to Glencore Plc’s Mangoola coal mine in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales.
The commission’s decision comes ahead of a byelection on May 22 for the Upper Hunter seat in the New South Wales state parliament, in which the future of coal mining in the region is likely to be a key issue.
The project has been opposed due to concerns about air quality, biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, impacts on water resources and Aboriginal cultural heritage, among others.