Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre

About $2.5 billion of projects are likely or under way near Kwinana as the industrial precinct gains a greener tinge.

Western Australia will be battling with other states to build a hydrogen industry, and won’t be able to rely on its traditional advantages, a senior state bureaucrat has said.

Developing a hydrogen industry will be critical for WA’s economy if LNG fades, but there should be no illusion it will be simple.

Plans to build an LNG and hydrogen testing hub in Kwinana are moving forward, with Valmec and Kent appointed to undertake engineering work.

Hydrogen, exporting carbon storage, and reusing greenhouse gases are on the table as oil and gas players seek emissions cuts.

The state government will invest more than $148 million in 40 projects state-wide, with DUG Technology, Austin Engineering, Kimberley Cotton Company and Stanley International College among the winners.

A Western Australian firm will play a leading role in the development of safe and efficient process for industrial-scale carbon dioxide shipping under a new collaborative project.