The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given AUD1.5m (just $270) in funding to Australia's first green hydrogen innovation hub. The Clean Energy Innovation Hub, located at ATCO's facility in Perth, will test hydrogen in household appliances at a display home, while examining opportunities for surplus renewable energy to be stored as hydrogen. The facility will be powered by 1,100 solar panels with battery storage. The move follows a successful trial two years ago, said ATCO's head of innovation.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given AUD1.5m ($1.1m) in funding to Australia's first green hydrogen innovation hub. The Clean Energy Innovation Hub, located at ATCO's facility in Perth, will test hydrogen in household appliances at a display home, while examining opportunities for surplus renewable energy to be stored as hydrogen. The facility will be powered by 1,100 solar panels with battery storage. The move follows a successful trial two years ago, said ATCO's head of innovation.