Hydrogen projects in South Australia

South Australia has a number of hydrogen projects and developments across our state (updated as at April 2025).

$125 million green cement transformation project
6 MW hydrogen electrolyser
Statement of Cooperation signed with the South Australian Government, Hallett Group, Elecseed and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
At feasibility stage

Riverbend Energy Hub
$425M (for all three stages)
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Waste to hydrogen facility
Progressing approvals and FEED for Riverbend Energy Hub Stages 1, 2 and 3 (under Government South Australia's 'Essential Infrastructure' Crown Sponsorship)
Supply Chain Partners: Elders, Solo Resource Recovery, Peats Soil & Garden Supplies, and KSI Sawmills

Green Hydrogen Project
1GW of electrolyser capacity in Stage 1
Potential to expand up to 5 GW of electrolyser capacity over time delivering over 500,000 tons per annum of green hydrogen
To be used as a feedstock for green ammonia exports and/or support South Australia’s green iron manufacturing

Sparc Hydrogen Progresses Pilot Plant Development (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF)
Joint venture between Sparc Technologies, the University of Adelaide and Fortescue
Collaboration Framework Agreement with Shinshu University in Japan
Pre-FEED study

150 kW electrolyser and 5 MW battery
Demonstrate renewable hydrogen production and storage in South Australia and one-off export of hydrogen using metal hydride storage technology
$12.5m project
Japanese Ministry of Environment grant
In commissioning

Proposed 60 MW alkaline electrolyser (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site) (external site)
The hydrogen gas would then be blended at up to 20% by volume into Adelaide’s gas networks for over 350,000 residential and business customers
Project plans include the storage of 7 tonnes of hydrogen onsite
The hydrogen could also potentially be supplied to the Bolivar Power Station adjacent to the site and blended into its gas supply at up to 25%

Co-located with 30 MW/288 Mwh concentrated solar thermal power plant (VS1 project)
10 MW electrolyser producing hydrogen and combining with 15,000 tonnes per annum CO2 (from co-located Calix lime plant) to produce up to 7,500 tonnes per annum of methanol (SM1 project)
$19.48m Australian Renewable Energy Agency grant (SM1)
€13.2 million German Government grant (SM1)
In development phase

Hydrogen refuelling station located at Morphettville bus depo
Supports Adelaide Metro's two-year trial of two Foton Mobility hydrogen fuel cell buses
Operational

International deliver low-cost, high-quality nitrogen-based fertiliser ensuring a secure future supply for both national and agriculture markets
1 to 2 Mtpa of urea fertiliser (ammonia) at two stages
In front end engineering design (FEED) stage

Secured a gas storage exploration licence to explore Polda Basin salt deposit on the western Eyre Peninsula for its underground hydrogen storage potential
At exploration stage

Natural hydrogen exploration (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF) (external site) (PDF)
Stage 1 exploration program will involve up to five exploration wells over the five-year licence period for PEL 687
Stage 2 well testing resulted in hydrogen and helium concentrations being successfully measured at surface