Japanese refiner Eneos said that it had agreed to conduct a joint study with Neoen Australia on developing a green hydrogen supply chain in South Australia. The partnership will conduct a study for an affordable and stable supply of green hydrogen produced from water electrolysis using renewable power. Eneos said Australia offers a competitive edge for green hydrogen production thanks to its vast land, climate conditions and wind and solar availability.
The two companies will assess green hydrogen production in South Australia, conversion of hydrogen into methylcyclohexane (MCH) for efficient storage and transport, transporting MCH to Japan by tankers, dehydrogenation of MCH in Eneos’ Japan facilities, and supplying hydrogen to end-consumers. MCH dehydrogenation also results in toluene which will be reused as a feedstock in MCH conversion.
