Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen
Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen is a hydrogen project in Australia; status: completed.
Overview
Statuscompleted
Country · regionAustralia
Technologybiomass reforming with biomass pre-conditioning and flow electrolysis, powered by solar energy
Producthydrogen, hydrogen-carriers, value-added organics
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
Componentsactivated charcoal/tubular membrane unit (ACTMU), solar-thermal biomass pre-treatment reactor (BPR), flow electrolysis cell (FEC), solar concentrator (SC) tube array, photovoltaic (PV) cell
Feedstockwaste biomass stream
Power Sourcesunlight captured using a solar concentrator (SC) tube array and a photovoltaic (PV) cell
Capacity & economics
FinancingAUD$1,045,770 – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
Total CapexAUD$2,545,516 – combined cash and in-kind contributions
Status & timeline
Actual Outputbuilt and commissioned a micro-tubular reactor for catalyst screening and reactor performance tests
Lifecycle StageCompleted
Additional project information
Administrative AreaUniversity of New South WalesInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
CountryAustraliaInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyBiomassInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, UNSW Waste biomass to renewable hydrogen Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen Shared by 3 fields: Current
- Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, UNSW Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen Shared by 4 fields: Current
- CSIRO HyResearch Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen Shared by 3 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 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 | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | View exact valueWaste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | Waste biomass to renewable hydrogen | — | |
| Country | Australia | View exact valueAUS | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Components | activated charcoal/tubular membrane unit (ACTMU), solar-thermal biomass pre-treatment reactor (BPR), flow electrolysis cell (FEC), solar concentrator (SC) tube array, photovoltaic (PV) cell | View exact value["activated charcoal/tubular membrane unit (ACTMU)","solar-thermal biomass pre-treatment reactor (BPR)","flow electrolysis cell (FEC)","solar concentrator (SC) tube array","photovoltaic (PV) cell"] | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Feedstock | waste biomass stream | View exact valuewaste biomass stream | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Power Source | sunlight captured using a solar concentrator (SC) tube array and a photovoltaic (PV) cell | View exact valuesunlight captured using a solar concentrator (SC) tube array and a photovoltaic (PV) cell | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Product | hydrogen, hydrogen-carriers, value-added organics | View exact value["hydrogen","hydrogen-carriers","value-added organics"] | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Technology | biomass reforming with biomass pre-conditioning and flow electrolysis, powered by solar energy | View exact valuebiomass reforming with biomass pre-conditioning and flow electrolysis, powered by solar energy | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Financing | AUD$1,045,770 – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | View exact valueAUD$1,045,770 – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Total Capex | AUD$2,545,516 – combined cash and in-kind contributions | View exact valueAUD$2,545,516 – combined cash and in-kind contributions | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Actual Output | built and commissioned a micro-tubular reactor for catalyst screening and reactor performance tests | View exact valuebuilt and commissioned a micro-tubular reactor for catalyst screening and reactor performance tests | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | Completed | View exact valueCompleted | Waste Biomass to Renewable Hydrogen | — | |
| Progress Status | completed | View exact valuecompleted | Waste biomass to renewable hydrogen | — | |
| Administrative Area | University of New South Wales | View exact valueUniversity of New South Wales | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Country | Australia | View exact valueAustralia | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Biomass | View exact valueBiomass | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
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