Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia
Overview
Statuscommercialisation remains conditional on feasibility studies, commercial agreements, environmental permits and approvals; HESC public material targets commercial operations in the 2030s
Country · regionAustralia · Victoria
Technologycoal gasification, carbon capture and storage (CCS), gas refining
Productclean hydrogen gas
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
Configuration DetailCoal gasification with CCUSInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
FeedstockLatrobe Valley coal
Project Typejoint feasibility study for commercial clean-hydrogen production
Capacity & economics
Production VolumePlanned initial production: 30,000–40,000 tonnes per annum of gaseous clean hydrogen
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageunder development
Additional project information
Administrative AreaLatrobe ValleyInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusFeasibilityInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyCoal w CCUSInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) and Sumitomo Corporation Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia · 2023-03-08 Shared by 6 fields: Source dated 2023-03-08 · Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Project Japan commits AUD$2.1 billion to establish world's first liquefied hydrogen supply chain · 2023-03-07 Shared by 2 fields: Source dated 2023-03-07 · Current
- Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Japan’s Green Innovation Fund selects J-Power/Sumitomo Corporation Joint Venture as preferred hydrogen producer · 2023-03-07
- CSIRO HyResource Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercial Demonstration Project (Archived) · Publication date unknown · accessed 2026-08-28
Field sources
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| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
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| Name | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | View exact valueJoint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | — | — |
| Administrative Area | Victoria | View exact valueVictoria | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | — | — |
| Country | Australia | View exact valueAustralia | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | Coal gasification with CCUS | View exact valueCoal gasification with CCUS | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Feedstock | Latrobe Valley coal | View exact value["Latrobe Valley coal"] | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | — | — |
| Product | clean hydrogen gas | View exact value["clean hydrogen gas"] | Japan commits AUD$2.1 billion to establish world's first liquefied hydrogen supply chain | — | — |
| Project Type | joint feasibility study for commercial clean-hydrogen production | View exact valuejoint feasibility study for commercial clean-hydrogen production | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | — | — |
| Technology | coal gasification, carbon capture and storage (CCS), gas refining | View exact value["coal gasification","carbon capture and storage (CCS)","gas refining"] | Joint Feasibility Study on Clean Hydrogen Production extracted from gasified Latrobe Valley coal in Victoria, Australia | — | — |
| Production Volume | Planned initial production: 30,000–40,000 tonnes per annum of gaseous clean hydrogen | View exact valuePlanned initial production: 30,000–40,000 tonnes per annum of gaseous clean hydrogen | Japan’s Green Innovation Fund selects J-Power/Sumitomo Corporation Joint Venture as preferred hydrogen producer | Source dated 2023-03-07 | Current |
| Lifecycle Stage | under development | View exact valueunder development | Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercial Demonstration Project (Archived) | Publication date unknown · accessed 2026-08-28 | Current |
| Progress Status | commercialisation remains conditional on feasibility studies, commercial agreements, environmental permits and approvals; HESC public material targets commercial operations in the 2030s | View exact valuecommercialisation remains conditional on feasibility studies, commercial agreements, environmental permits and approvals; HESC public material targets commercial operations in the 2030s | Japan commits AUD$2.1 billion to establish world's first liquefied hydrogen supply chain | — | — |
| Administrative Area | Latrobe Valley | View exact valueLatrobe Valley | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Feasibility | View exact valueFeasibility study | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Coal w CCUS | View exact valueCoal w CCUS | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
9 current sourced values · 1 older value · Record updated