Warradarge Green Hydrogen Project
Warradarge Green Hydrogen Project
The Warradarge Green Hydrogen Project is a planned two stage renewables-based hydrogen production development, located in mid-west Western Australia, that is initially targeting diesel replacement followed by potential regional industrial uses, particularly green (renewables-based) iron production.
| Main proponents:
Warradarge Energy |
Main end-use classification:
Stage 1 targets heavy haulage diesel replacement, Stage 2 targets regional industrial uses, particularly green (renewables-based) iron production |
Status:
Under development |
Estimated cost:
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Production details:
Stage 1 – hydrogen production capacity at initial installation (Stage 1a) is at 3,600 tonnes per annum building to 23,700 tonnes per annum at completion of Stage 1 Stage 2 – potential full scale hydrogen production capacity in excess of 74,000 tonnes per annum |
Location:
Western Australia, Australia |
Announced funding:
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Project description
The Warradarge Green Hydrogen Project would be delivered in two stages:
- Stage 1a/1 would target the supply of (renewables-based) hydrogen as a diesel substitute for heavy haulage and would be located adjacent to the Warradarge Wind Farm, approximately 245 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia.
- Stage 2, to be located 10 kilometres to the south of Stage 1 alongside a new wind and solar farm to be developed by a third-party developer, would target industrial applications, particularly renewables-based iron production.
Stage 1 would utilise renewables-based energy from a behind the meter connection to the existing 180 MW Warradarge Wind Farm, owned by Bright Energy Investments, to produce hydrogen via an electrolysis-based system. The initial installation (Stage 1a) would be of 26-megawatt (MW) electrolysis capacity (3,600 tonnes of hydrogen production capacity per annum), scaling up to 198 MW capacity to complete Stage 1 (23,700 tonnes of hydrogen production capacity per annum).
The produced hydrogen would be stored onsite for transport via tube trailers. Distribution is targeted for common user refuelling sites along existing high-volume heavy haulage transport sites, with a focus on the Geraldton area.
The targeted production date for the initial installation capacity 26 MW (Stage 1a) is the second half of 2028.
Stage 2 is targeting a hydrogen production capacity at full scale in the range of 500 MW-1.5 GW (74,000-150,000 tonnes of hydrogen production capacity per annum). Power source for the Stage 2 electrolyser system would be a new wind and solar farm development. The primary utilisation for Stage 2 production is targeted for industrial processes, especially green (renewables-based) iron production.
Stage 2 is targeted for production in the early 2030s.
Water requirements for the project would be via groundwater, specifically from the Yarragadee aquifer, a large, confined aquifer located in the southwest region of Western Australia.
In April 20025, Warradarge Energy announced a strategic partnership with Fenix Resources Limited whereby Fenix’s wholly owned transport logistics company, Newhaul Pty Limited, and HW Richardson Group Ltd’s wholly owned technology company, CH2NGE Fuel Technologies, would work with Warradarge Energy to trial dual-fuel hydrogen technology with Fenix’s haulage operations in Western Australia’s Mid-West region.
In June 2025, Warradarge Energy announced the signing of a non-binding Hydrogen Offtake and collaboration agreement with HDF Energy Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) whereby Warradarge Energy would supply up to 300 tonnes of hydrogen per year from Warradarge’s stage 1 project to a proposed hydrogen peaker plant under development adjacent to the proposed Warradarge Energy’s hydrogen production facility near Eneabba.
In July 2025, Warradarge Energy announced that it, Athena Resources Limited and Fenix Resources Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement whereby the three parties are to work together to plan and establish a Midwest Green Iron Project in Western Australia, with the plant targeted as the main hydrogen offtake for Stage 2 of the Warradarge Green Hydrogen Project.
Reviewed: July 2025