Murchison Green Hydrogen is a large-scale hydrogen project proposed in Western Australia's Mid West region. The project will be located at Murchison House Station approximately 20km north of the coastal town of Kalbarri.

Powered by onshore wind and solar, the project will produce green hydrogen, which will be converted into green ammonia for export to global markets.

The project will have a generation capacity of up to 6GW of green energy from onshore wind and solar farms. This will drive 3GW of electrolysis and produce approximately 1.9 million tonnes per annum of green ammonia.

The use of green ammonia or green hydrogen, as a clean alternative to fossil fuels, will reduce approximately 5.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide being released into the global atmosphere each year.

The project includes:

* A wind farm with up to 550 turbines.

* A solar farm with up to 10,000 hectares of panels.

* A desalination plant.

* Hydrogen and ammonia production plants and storage.

* Marine export infrastructure, including a sub-sea pipeline, single point mooring and tugboat facility.

Underpinned by extensive experience in renewable energy infrastructure projects, Murchison Green Hydrogen is being developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) - a global leader in renewable energy developments. The project team is based in Western Australia with investment from CIP.

For more information visit Murchison Green Hydrogen's website.

Timing

Murchison Green Hydrogen is in the development phase, completing baseline environmental assessments to seek planning approval and undertaking engineering and design work.

The project needs environmental and planning approval from the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments and is currently undertaking this process. For the project to proceed, all government approvals must be obtained, infrastructure designed and offtake partners secured.

It takes several years to develop a large-scale hydrogen production facility. If Murchison Green Hydrogen is granted the necessary approvals, construction could begin in 2026-2027 with first production planned in late 2028. The project will be built in two stages.

The project's lifespan is anticipated to be around 35 years.