Fortescue

The new facility in Aldoga was officially opened in April 2024. It will manufacture electrolysers at a commercial scale which are vital to the production of renewable hydrogen. Hydrogen can be used in a range of ways including fuel transportation, industrial heating, and as a feedstock for other chemicals such as methanol.

The facility has an initial production capacity of over two (2) gigawatts per annum – significantly increasing current global production, and, at full capacity, enough to produce more than 200,000 tonnes of green hydrogen each year.

The facility is the first stage of a wider Green Energy Manufacturing Centre being developed by Fortescue on the 100-hectare site located on the Aldoga Industrial Estate in the Gladstone State Development Area.

Its proximity to the heart of Gladstone means the facility will put Central Queensland on the map as a world leader in the renewable hydrogen supply chain, boosting the state’s potential as a renewables equipment exporter in this rapidly growing industry.

More than 300 local jobs are expected to be created over the life of the project.

Funding from the Invested in Queensland program supported this project, as part of wider Queensland Government support that included the provision of an electrical sub-station, road network, communications, and local scheme water connection, as well as the allocation of land. The facility was delivered and commissioned in less than 2 years and has one of the only automated production lines of its kind in the world.

PEM electrolyser manufactured by automatic production line