Hydrogen: fuel of the future
Gippsland is helping to transition Australia to a net-zero carbon economy
As a network of industries with a pipeline of projects, the Gippsland Hydrogen Cluster will connect, facilitate and drive the development of a local hydrogen industry from generation through to application.
By partnering with world-leading technology driven companies and organizations, the Gippsland Hydrogen Cluster will help encourage government investment, drive technology innovation, attract business investment, develop local industry, leading to a brighter and stronger future for Gippsland.
The Cluster will achieve this through collaboration and advocacy in identifying economic, social and environmental opportunities to secure government and private investment, developing both the hydrogen sector and our region.
World-Leading
Technology
Attracting Business Investment
Global Climate Change initiative
Renewable
Energy Zone
Why hydrogen?
With Australia, and the world, transitioning to a low-carbon economy to meet climate change challenges, hydrogen will help countries achieve a net-zero economy.
As a clean energy source of fuel, hydrogen produces no carbon emissions, only water vapour, and is considered a clean, flexible, storable and safe fuel.
Hydrogen can be used to:
Power vehicles, including heavy freight, rail and shipping.
Generate electricity and produce heat.
Make products
like fertilisers, plastics, and explosives.
Why Gippsland?
Gippsland is Victoria’s energy powerhouse, with a history of generating the state’s electricity, gas, wind and oil and a network of infrastructure to support connections to energy supply chains.
Hydrogen has the potential to play a key role in the future of Gippsland’s energy generation as it transitions to low emissions clean energy.
Gippsland has an abundance of natural resources to help make clean hydrogen with world-leading carbon capture and storage sites, a high quality off-shore wind project in an advanced development stage and solar, hydro and battery storage projects in the pipeline.
Gippsland could help Australia become the first country to create a thriving hydrogen export industry with huge local economic benefits as well as make a positive contribution to global climate change initiatives.
Industry that relies on heavy fuels
Access to deep water ports
Education facilities
Highly skilled workforce
(skills in adjacent industries)
Extensive energy networks
(access to sources and delivery streams in multiple energy sectors)
Multiple water sources
(including recycled and desalinated)
Renewable Energy Zone
(multiple renewable projects in development)
World-leading carbon capture
Local economic benefits
Global climate change initiative
Join us!
Join us in developing Australia’s hydrogen future, here in Gippsland.
Who are we?
As Australia transitions towards a net-zero carbon economy, hydrogen will be a fuel of the future.
In Gippsland we are working collaboratively with our industry partners to help drive the development of a world leading hydrogen industry, right here, in Gippsland.
Our aim is to ensure that we strengthen Gippsland as part of Australia’s clean energy future by using technology and innovation to help build Australia’s hydrogen generation.
Our Partners:
Our Members:
Our Support Network:
Hydrogen in Action!
Gippsland is home to the world-first Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Project that aims to safely produce and transport clean liquid hydrogen from Gippsland’s Latrobe Valley to Japan.
A key objective of the pilot project is to demonstrate an end-to-end supply chain between both countries.
The current HESC Pilot Project is creating approximately 400 jobs across the Victorian hydrogen supply chain. It has the potential for thousands more in the commercial phase, including in a region undergoing an economic transition.
The HESC Project will also help develop critical infrastructure, sustainable jobs, and in-demand skills across Australia.
