Port Kembla Hydrogen Refuelling Facility
Port Kembla Hydrogen Refuelling Facility
Coregas has developed a hydrogen refuelling facility adjacent to the site of its Port Kembla hydrogen production plant, for use in hydrogen-powered heavy transport vehicles.
| Main proponents:
Coregas |
Main end-use classification:
Hydrogen mobility |
Status:
Operating – 2023 |
Estimated cost:
AUD$2,000,000 (refuelling facility only) |
| Other involvement:
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Production details:
Currently SMR and natural gas; proponent aims to transition to hydrogen from carbon-neutral sources |
Location:
Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia |
Announced funding:
AUD$500,000 – Port Kembla Investment Fund |
Project description
Coregas operates a hydrogen production facility embedded with the BlueScope Port Kembla steel works site.
In March 2021, the company received an award of funding under Round Four of the Port Kembla Investment Fund to progress its development of a hydrogen refuelling facility adjacent to its existing hydrogen production plant.
In November 2021, Coregas announced that it had purchased a refuelling station and dispenser from Haskel Hydrogen Systems Group.
The refuelling station became operational in July 2023.
The proponent advises that the refuelling station (400 kilograms per day refuelling capacity) will compress hydrogen from the existing Coregas plant up to 500bar, enabling supply into the 350bar cylinders on board the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
The refuelling facility supports the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell trucks to the Illawarra-Shoalhaven region of New South Wales. The project is intended to represent a first step in the development of Port Kembla as a hydrogen hub and of a broader hydrogen ‘ecosystem’ for the Illawarra-Shoalhaven regions.
Hydrogen powered heavy vehicles (Remondis’ refuse truck and Premier Buses’ shuttle bus) are in regular service.
Reviewed (reviewed by the project proponent): March 2025