Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant
Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant is a hydrogen project in Queensland, Australia; recorded capacity: 20 kilograms per hour.
Overview
Statusundergoing technical and engineering redesign
Country · regionAustralia · Queensland
Technologysteam-over-iron with chemical looping combustion (SOI-CLC)
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity20 kilograms per hour
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentscombined SOI-CLC system; hydrogen power generation unit / fuel cell
Configuration DetailWaste gases from biofuels productionInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Feedstockwaste gases; waste gas from the Biofuels Pilot Plant as combustion source
Final Userefinery processes; excess hydrogen used to generate electricity in a fuel cell to power the refinery
Project Typelarge pilot plant
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stagearchived; project undergoing technical and engineering redesign
EventQueensland Government announced AUD$1 million funding for a demonstration bio-hydrogen-generation unit
Location & names
Site NameNorthern Oil Refinery at Yarwun, near Gladstone, Queensland
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyBiomassInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)9e-06 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)200-400 kWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)0.012 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- CSIRO HyResource Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) Shared by 12 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 7 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Queensland Government Southern Oil pilot plant receives $1 million boost
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant | View exact valueBio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Site Name | Northern Oil Refinery at Yarwun, near Gladstone, Queensland | View exact valueNorthern Oil Refinery at Yarwun, near Gladstone, Queensland | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Administrative Area | Queensland | View exact valueQueensland | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Country | Australia | View exact valueAustralia | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Components | combined SOI-CLC system; hydrogen power generation unit / fuel cell | View exact valuecombined SOI-CLC system; hydrogen power generation unit / fuel cell | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Configuration Detail | Waste gases from biofuels production | View exact valueWaste gases from biofuels production | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Feedstock | waste gases; waste gas from the Biofuels Pilot Plant as combustion source | View exact valuewaste gases; waste gas from the Biofuels Pilot Plant as combustion source | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Final Use | refinery processes; excess hydrogen used to generate electricity in a fuel cell to power the refinery | View exact valuerefinery processes; excess hydrogen used to generate electricity in a fuel cell to power the refinery | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Project Type | large pilot plant | View exact valuelarge pilot plant | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Technology | steam-over-iron with chemical looping combustion (SOI-CLC) | View exact valuesteam-over-iron with chemical looping combustion (SOI-CLC) | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Capacity | 20 kilograms per hour | View exact value20 kilograms per hour | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Event | Queensland Government announced AUD$1 million funding for a demonstration bio-hydrogen-generation unit | View exact valueQueensland Government announced AUD$1 million funding for a demonstration bio-hydrogen-generation unit | Southern Oil pilot plant receives $1 million boost | Current | |
| Lifecycle Stage | archived; project undergoing technical and engineering redesign | View exact valuearchived; project undergoing technical and engineering redesign | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Progress Status | undergoing technical and engineering redesign | View exact valueundergoing technical and engineering redesign | Bio-Hydrogen Demonstration Plant (Archived) | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Biomass | View exact valueBiomass | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 9e-06 kt H2/y | View exact value9e-06 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 200-400 kW | View exact value200-400kW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 0.012 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value0.011543789441280592 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
12 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated