The LH2 was produced at a plant in the LaTrobe Valley which is part of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot project, aiming to produce 225,000 t of the fuel each year.
Verbrec, in collaboration with GHD and J-Power, provided the main control system components at the plant where the hydrogen was produced, including the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).
Verbrec COO Matthew Cooper singled out the company’s engineering and commissioning teams for their contribution to the watershed moment.
“This is one of the many ways Verbrec and its subsidiary LogiCamms are contributing to a carbon neutral future, supporting hydrogen’s role in the energy transition,” he said.
The LH2 is being transported by specially-built LH2 carrier, the Suiso Frontier, from the Port of Hastings, Victoria, to Kobe, Japan.
The Japanese and Australian governments are supporting the $500 million HECS project, which was expected to have shipped its first cargo last spring, but was delayed due to the impacts of COVID-19.
HESC estimates the volume of hydrogen produced by the project will help reduce global emissions by approximately 1.8 million t per year.
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