ITM Power–Optimal Group partnership agreement for Australia
Overview
StatusPartnership Agreement announced; purchase order received for first deployment
Country · regionAustralia · Tasmania
TechnologyPEMInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Producthydrogen (H2)
Capacity0.7 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
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 Detail0.7MW HGas electrolyser system
Project Typehydrogen microgrid project
Capacity & economics
Purchase Agreement DetailsITM Power announced a Partnership Agreement with Optimal Group; ITM Power had received a purchase order from Optimal for provision of a 0.7MW HGas electrolyser system.
Status & timeline
Event2021-01-12: ITM Power announced the Optimal partnership and stated that the first deployment with Optimal would use the associated Tasmania hydrogen microgrid project as a training platform.
Additional project information
Progress StatusFID / ConstructionInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.7 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)135 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.105 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- ITM Power After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia Shared by 9 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 7 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
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 | ITM Power–Optimal Group partnership agreement for Australia | View exact valueITM Power–Optimal Group partnership agreement for Australia | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Administrative Area | Tasmania | View exact valueTasmania | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Country | Australia | View exact valueAustralia | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Configuration Detail | 0.7MW HGas electrolyser system | View exact value0.7MW HGas electrolyser system | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Product | hydrogen (H2) | View exact valuehydrogen (H2) | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Project Type | hydrogen microgrid project | View exact valuehydrogen microgrid project | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Technology | PEM | View exact valuePEM | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity | 0.7 MW | View exact value0.7 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Purchase Agreement Details | ITM Power announced a Partnership Agreement with Optimal Group; ITM Power had received a purchase order from Optimal for provision of a 0.7MW HGas electrolyser system. | View exact valueITM Power announced a Partnership Agreement with Optimal Group; ITM Power had received a purchase order from Optimal for provision of a 0.7MW HGas electrolyser system. | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Event | 2021-01-12: ITM Power announced the Optimal partnership and stated that the first deployment with Optimal would use the associated Tasmania hydrogen microgrid project as a training platform. | View exact value2021-01-12: ITM Power announced the Optimal partnership and stated that the first deployment with Optimal would use the associated Tasmania hydrogen microgrid project as a training platform. | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Progress Status | Partnership Agreement announced; purchase order received for first deployment | View exact valuePartnership Agreement announced; purchase order received for first deployment | After-sales Support Partnership with Optimal for Australia | — | |
| Progress Status | FID / Construction | View exact valueFID/Construction | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.7 MW | View exact value0.7MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 135 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value134.6153846153846 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.105 kt H2/y | View exact value0.10495153846153846 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
8 current sourced values · 2 older values · Record updated