Hysata, a Wollongong-based electrolyser company, has opened its new 8,000 sqm global headquarters and electrolyser manufacturing plant in Port Kembla.
The new facility will enable Hysata to commercialise its electrolyser technology, which is intended to help transform the economics of green hydrogen production and accelerate the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors, such as steel, chemical manufacture and heavy transport.
Hysata also secured a $20.9 million grant from the Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Advancing Renewables Program. The funding will support the commercial demonstration of a 5MW electrolyser unit, which will be trialled adjacent to the Stanwell Power Station near Rockhampton, Queensland.
As part of a memorandum of understanding, the state-owned energy company Stanwell Corporation will support the demonstration project with $3 million and provide the site and facilities for the deployment of the electrolyser, which is being developed in Hysata’s new manufacturing facility.
The project is expected to create 44 new local jobs at Hysata.
“Hysata’s new facility in Port Kembla signals the next phase of our scale-up journey. Our plan encompasses the construction of a 100 MW per annum production line, with commercial-scale units scheduled for delivery in 2025, including the 5 MW electrolyser unit for Stanwell’s project. And we will ramp up rapidly to giga scale capacity thereafter,” said Paul Barrett, CEO of Hysata.
Barrett said the partnership with ARENA and Stanwell is the first step towards Hysata reaching the gigawatt scale by 2026 to cater to the demand for Hysata electrolysers.
“This site will also serve as the headquarters for our entire staff, fostering collaboration and fortifying our values-driven culture. We look forward to creating hundreds more local jobs and strengthening Australia’s sovereign manufacturing capabilities as we continue to grow,” Barrett said.
Stanwell CEO Michael O’Rourke said the support for Hysata’s technology commercialisation marks an important milestone in Stanwell’s goal to drive the development of Queensland’s renewable hydrogen industry.
“The development of a renewable hydrogen industry is a key component of our energy transformation. The potential to utilise high-efficiency Australian technology in large-scale hydrogen projects would be a real advantage,” O’Rourke said.
