Woodside Monash Energy Partnership

September 22nd, 2020

Woodside Monash Energy Partnership

The Woodside Monash Energy Partnership will explore, amongst other things, the possibilities of hydrogen and carbon abatement, with a focus on materials, electro-chemical and thermal chemical research.

Research participants:

Lead participant (research): Monash University, Victoria Australia

 Classification:

Research and development

 

 Status:

In progress

 Estimated cost:

 
Research partners:

Woodside Energy

 Main supply chain category:

Whole supply chain

 Location:

Victoria, Australia

 Announced funding:

AUD$40 million joint research investment

AUD$16.5 million additional contribution from Woodside towards construction of the new Technology and Design Building.

Research description

The Woodside Monash Energy Partnership commenced in July 2019. It extends the relationship between Woodside Energy and Monash University (Clayton Campus, Melbourne) that began in 2016 through the Woodside FutureLab initiative at Monash.

The Partnership will explore, amongst other things, the possibilities of hydrogen and carbon abatement, with a focus on materials, electrochemical and thermal chemical research.

Announced funding for the Partnership comprises the following amounts:

  • AUD$40 million joint investment into research activities over a seven-year period
  • An additional AUD$16.5 million contribution from Woodside towards the construction of the new Technology and Design Building, which was commissioned in early 2020.

The Partnership is anchored by three focused research themes:

  1. Energy Leadership

Considers the interplay of economics, energy security, policy and governance in a transitioning energy system.

  1. New Energy Technologies

Considers high-efficiency / low-cost solutions to generate, store, and export carbon-neutral energy, including hydrogen and its carriers.

Initial hydrogen-related research projects under this theme focus on liquid hydrogen storage systems and the potential for electrolytic production of hydrogen gas from seawater.

  1. Carbon Capture, Conversion and Utilisation

Considers commercially sustainable solutions that reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions through chemical, thermal and biological approaches.

Research activities are anticipated to range from short duration to multi-year projects, with pilot-scale demonstration projects envisaged.

Updated: November 2020