Queensland follows Western Australia in hydrogen export hopes to Europe
Just days after the Western Australian government announced plans to export green hydrogen to European markets, the Queensland state government has followed suite by signing an agreement with Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Just days after the Western Australian government announced plans to export green hydrogen to European markets, the Queensland state government has followed suite by signing an agreement with Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Queensland Minister for Hydrogen Mick de Brenni inked a Memorandum of Understanding at the Dutch Consulate in Brisbane this week aimed at forging close links with the Netherlands to build a hydrogen export supply chain.
“This landmark agreement is another ringing endorsement of Queensland’s quest to be a green hydrogen superpower,” he said.
“The Port of Rotterdam has a target to import up to 20 million tonnes of hydrogen by 2050, starting with imports of ammonia in 2025.
Queensland’s state government is investing AUD$2 billion into hydrogen projects via its Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Jobs Fund.
“In the coming months, Queensland will further demonstrate global energy leadership when our 10-year Energy Plan is released,” de Brenni said.
The signing of the MoU comes just a week after Western Australia’s Hydrogen Minister Alannah MacTiernan and a delegation of representatives travelled to Germany and the Netherlands to bolster trade opportunities with a focus on ammonia and green hydrogen exports.
Western Australia signed an MoU like the one Queensland inked, back in 2020.
Both Western Australia and Queensland are already Australia’s biggest exporters of energy commodities, namely gas in the form of LNG and coal.
