Turning Waste Heat into Clean Energy – Onsite Hydrogen Generation at Meredith Dairy

R&D Focus Areas:
Biomass and waste conversion, Thermal water splitting

Lead Organisation:
Federation University of Australia

Partners:
CSIRO, Meredith Dairy

Status:
Active

Start date:
March 2025

Completion date:
January 2029

Key contacts:
iPhD Postgraduate Student – Rajat Thomas: Rajat.Thomas@CSIRO.au

Funding:
CSIRO’s Industry PhD (iPhD) program

Project total cost:
To be confirmed

Project summary description:
This project aims to recover waste heat from industrial processes to produce hydrogen on-site at a dairy farm that also manufactures dairy products like cheese and yoghurt. Using microgeneration technology and machine learning, the system will optimise thermodynamic settings for efficient hydrogen production. Expected outcomes include a working hydrogen unit, a cost model, and improved plant efficiency with reduced environmental impact.

Related publications and key links:
Not applicable at this time.

Higher degree studies supported:
One PhD student will be supported by the project.

 

July 2025