Woodside to study feasibility of liquid hydrogen supply to Singapore

Woodside, Keppel Data Centres Holding, City Energy, Osaka Gas and City-OG Gas Energy Services have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to study the feasibility of a supply chain of liquid hydrogen from Western Australia to Singapore and potentially Japan, Woodside said on December 22.

“This is an exciting development which supports the Singapore Green Plan, which charts ambitious and concrete targets over the next 10 years, strengthening Singapore’s commitments under the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and Paris Agreement, and positioning Singapore to achieve its long-term net-zero emissions aspirations as soon as viable,” Woodside added.

This MoU follows the announcement of the proposed H2Perth hydrogen facility in Kwinana where Woodside will seek to establish a large-scale liquid hydrogen and ammonia export hub. The study is expected to continue until mid-2022, at which juncture the parties will decide on the next phase of their collaboration.

H2Perth is a phased development that, at full potential, would be one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, according to Woodside. It would produce up to 1,500 metric tons/day of hydrogen for export in the form of ammonia and liquid hydrogen.

Wong Wai Meng, CEO of Keppel Data Centres, said that the MoU will explore the feasibility of harnessing liquid hydrogen from Australia to power the company's data centres in Singapore, with potential applications for other Keppel business units in future.

For piped town gas provider, City Energy, which is the national producer and retailer of town gas in Singapore, this collaboration may significantly support its carbon reduction effort in piped town gas production or combustion, Woodside added.