Keppel Data Centres Holding, along with Australia’s Woodside Energy, City Energy, Osaka Gas Singapore and City-OG Gas Energy Services have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to study the feasibility of a long-term, stable supply chain of sustainable liquid hydrogen (LH2) from Western Australia to Singapore and potentially Japan.
The agreement follows Woodside’s announcement in October for a proposed H2Perth hydrogen facility in Kwinana, Perth, where Woodside will seek to establish a large-scale LH2 and ammonia export hub.
According to a joint media release by the parties on Dec 22, the study is expected to continue until mid-2022, at which juncture the parties will decide on the next phase of their collaboration.
“This MOU will explore the feasibility of harnessing LH2 from Australia to power our data centres in Singapore, with potential applications for other Keppel business units in future. This collaboration in the upstream LH2 supply chain complements the existing MOUs we have entered with various partners to explore the mid-todownstream segments, including transportation, storage and regasification,” says Wong Wai Meng, CEO of Keppel Data Centres.
Piped town gas provider City Energy, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure Trust, believes the collaboration may significantly support its carbon reduction effort in piped town gas production or combustion.
“As the nation’s sole piped town gas provider for more than 870,000 homes and businesses, decarbonising town gas is central to City Energy’s business strategy. We look forward to collaborating with our partners in this MOU to explore a greener future for our nation, in particular in studying the feasibility of importing green hydrogen for applications in town gas manufacturing processes to further lower carbon emissions,” says Perry Ong, CEO of City Energy. He is also chairman of City-OG Gas Energy Services, which is a joint venture company between City Energy and Osaka Gas.
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“Our team at City-OG is pleased to support the increasing needs of its natural gas customers to reduce carbon emissions and is strongly committed to contributing to a low-carbon planet which is good for all. With its close relationships with City Energy and Daigas Group, of which Osaka Gas is an affiliate, City-OG is well positioned to share its expertise in helping its customers lower their carbon emissions,” Ong adds.
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