Geraldton Export-Scale Renewable Investment
Geraldton Export-scale Renewable Investment (GERI)
GERI is envisaged as a phased development supplying renewables-based hydrogen and energy to both domestic and export markets.
| Main proponents:
bp Australia Pty Ltd |
Main end-use classification:
Mobility, industrial applications, power |
Status:
Under development |
Estimated cost:
Feasibility study – AUD$4.29 million |
| Other involvement:
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Production details:
Potential for up to 7 gigawatts (GWs) electrolysis capacity |
Location:
Western Australia, Australia |
Announced funding:
AUD$1.58 million – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) |
Project description
GERI is a planned large-scale integrated renewables and (renewables-based) hydrogen project. It envisages a phased development up to 14 GWs of wind and solar generation capacity to produce electricity and (renewables-based) hydrogen for domestic and export markets. Potential uses include long-haul heavy-duty transport, applications in heavy industry and in power networks.
The project proponent has been allocated 220 hectares at the Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area in the mid-west region of Western Australia.
The project proponent has advised that it has purchased 27,500 hectares of land near Mullewa (around 100 kilometres east-northeast of Geraldton) for potential wind, solar and electrolysis activities and is assessing multiple site locations.
The project proponent has advised that environment survey work has commenced at Oakajee and renewable generation site possibilities.
The first phase of overall project development involves renewable energy land development and engineering and seeks to develop up to 3 GW of wind and solar power capacity and renewables-based hydrogen production.
A new port and electricity transmission infrastructure is required to support project development at the envisaged scale.
The project proponent is working with the traditional owners of the land as well as landowners and the broader community to develop GERI.
Subject to internal and external approval processes, a decision gate to execute the project is envisaged around the 2027-2029 time frame, with first domestic supply of renewables-based power and hydrogen post 2030 and potential ramp up of hydrogen export by the mid-2030s.
In 2021, the project proponent completed a feasibility study to assess the feasibility of an export-scale renewables-based hydrogen and ammonia facility in the Geraldton/Oakajee area of Western Australia. The feasibility study was supported by a funding award from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Reviewed (reviewed by the project proponent): October 2024