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| Mon, 4th May 2020 18:08:00 |
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A massive renewable energy scheme in Australia has been recommended for environmental approval |
A vast renewable energy scheme has been recommended for environmental approval by Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
The Asian Renewable Energy Hub is a planned development in the East Pilbara area of Western Australia. Set to cover 6,500 square kilometers of land, it's envisaged that the project will produce as much as 15 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power, with as many as 1,743 wind turbines being used.
The project's consortium is made up of CWP Energy Asia, InterContinental Energy, Vestas and the Macquarie Group.
The scheme's website states that up to 3 GW of power will be set aside for energy users in the Pilbara area, while the "bulk of the power will enable large scale production of green hydrogen products for domestic and export markets." According to the EPA, a subsea power cable will be used to send energy to both Indonesia and Singapore.
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), hydrogen is a "versatile energy carrier". Generating it does have an environmental impact, however. The IEA has said that hydrogen production is responsible for around 830 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. It's within this context that the idea of green hydrogen, produced using renewable sources such as wind and solar, is so attractive.
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