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New Queensland hydrogen facility to create more than 300 jobs

by Lauren DeLorenzo
November 18, 2021
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The Queensland Government has granted planning approval for Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to construct one of the largest hydrogen equipment manufacturing facilities in the world.

Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Steven Miles, said the approval would allow FFI to progress plans for constructing the facility in the Gladstone State Development Area (SDA).

“FFI now has the planning approval required to progress the $114 million first stage of its Global Green Energy Manufacturing Centre (GEM) at Aldoga in the Gladstone SDA,” Mr Miles said.

“In its initial stage, this $114 million investment from Fortescue Future Industries will create more than 100 construction jobs and 50 operational jobs.

“Jobs numbers are expected to exceed 300 over the life of the project.”

GEM’s electrolyser facility is expected to boost Queensland’s green hydrogen future.

“It will be the first facility in Australia able to make the multi-gigawatt-scale electrolysers used worldwide in hydrogen production,” Mr Miles said.

“With initial capacity to manufacture up to two gigawatts of electrolysers annually, it will be the largest electrolyser factory in the world when it comes online in 2023.

“The facility will be constructed within a four-hectare site with an electrolyser assembly building to cover approximately 12,900 square metres.”

FFI Chairman, Dr Andrew Forrest, said Gladstone is going to be at the centre of Queensland’s green energy transformation with the first electrolysers scheduled to enter production in 2023.

“This project will not only be a game changer for green manufacturing in regional Queensland, it will also provide a major boost for the local economy and indelibly put Queensland as an epicentre of the coming green industry revolution,” Dr Forrest said.

FFI Chief Executive Officer, Julie Shuttleworth, said the manufacturing facility in Gladstone will be a major hub in Queensland’s growing hydrogen industry.

“We are pleased to be working with the State Government on pioneering green hydrogen manufacturing in Gladstone,” Ms Shuttleworth said.

“Receiving planning approval from the State Government brings this project even closer to fruition, as we work towards commencing construction on the first stage in February 2022.”

Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Member for Gladstone, Glenn Butcher, said Gladstone’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry will make the region a leader in renewables and boost the local manufacturing industry.

“Gladstone is at the forefront of growing new industries to build on our sovereign industrial capability,” Mr Butcher said.

“New industries like this provide opportunities for local manufacturers to become part of the domestic supply chain and also export their products to the world.” 

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