A hydrogen fuel station is coming to Brisbane in what is being called an Australian first.
The Courier-Mail reported that Australian hydrogen company Lion Energy had received development approvals from the state government and was signing a $3.7m financial backing contract with Mitsubishi and Samsung to build the hub at Port of Brisbane.
It will cater for buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles, producing more than 300 tonnes of hydrogen per year at about $17 per kg.
Lion Energy executive chairman Tom Soulsby was quoted as saying Melbourne and Sydney would be next, and that doing it for commercial vehicles derisked the project.
“The aim is replace diesel generator sets with fuel cell, which will reduce fuel wastage and is quieter,” he said.
Buses and trucks have been chosen to pioneer hydrogen fuel cell technology as they require heavy batteries and longer charging times to electrify.
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