H2FA partners with CLARA Energy for green hydrogen distribution network

Hydrogen Fuels Australia (H2FA) and CLARA Energy have agreed to plan and build a green hydrogen distribution network along the Hume Highway corridor. The project is worth about $600 million, with the first hydrogen refuelling station scheduled to open in 2025.

The two companies have agreed to fast-track their joint development of up to five hydrogen refuelling stations between Melbourne and Sydney.

The two companies are collaborating on the large-scale hydrogen project in Tarcutta, NSW, whereby CLARA Energy will be developing production capacity at scale, and H2FA will act as distributor and station operator. 

The facilities will support freight and logistics companies transitioning their fleets from diesel to hydrogen. Each diesel truck replaced with a hydrogen alternative will abate approximately 2.4 ton of CO2 on a Melbourne to Sydney return journey, demonstrating how transitioning diesel trucks to hydrogen offers a major decarbonisation opportunity for Australia.

The companies are planning to build additional green hydrogen refuelling stations in Epping and Seymour in Victoria, plus another in the Southern Highlands of NSW and a major refuelling station in Sydney. This will complete Australia’s first Hume Highway green hydrogen refuelling network.