The Queensland government will trial five hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from Hyundai and Toyota and says a renewable hydrogen station is coming.
State development minister Cameron Dick has confirmed to EVtalk a renewable hydrogen refuelling station will be built at the Queensland University of Technology, planned to be fully operational by early 2020 when the fuel cell vehicles are scheduled to commence the trial.
Qfleet will see the Hyundai Nexo and Toyota Mirai “integrated…as part of the $19 million Queensland Hydrogen Industry Strategy 2019-2024” which includes the appointment of professor Ian Mackinnon as the government’s hydrogen advisor.
L-R: Scott Nargar (Hyundai Australia), minister Cameron Dick, Qld government.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told the Hydrogen Forum in Brisbane today, where Australia’s chief scientist Andrew Finkel also presented, the government wants to be “at the forefront of (Australia’s) renewable hydrogen production”.
“The Palaszczuk Government has been working with BOC and QUT to deliver both the renewable hydrogen plant at Bulwer Island and the development of a hydrogen vehicle refuelling station in Brisbane, which will allow the FCEVs to be integrated into QFleet,” he says.
BOC South Pacific managing director John Evans says it will be “establishing (a) world-class production and refuelling facilities that support the emerging hydrogen economy”.
Dick says the appointment of Mackinnon means jobs and cleaner energy are possible.
“Queensland’s established infrastructure, first-class export facilities and abundant solar resources and land mean we are well-positioned to be the global partner of choice for hydrogen industry and investment opportunities,” he adds.
“I congratulate Professor Mackinnon on his appointment and look forward to working together to create more jobs for Queenslanders as we transition to low-carbon energy sources,” Dick says.
