Woodside Energy withdraws plans to export ammonia from Tasmania to Japan

Woodside Energy has withdrawn environmental applications it had submitted for a 300MW hydrogen production project in Tasmania.

The H2Tas project, located at the Bell Bay site, was set to install a 300MW electrolyser capable of producing 107 tonnes of hydrogen per day, with plans to export around 600 tonnes of the resulting ammonia.

However, the company’s Half Year Report revealed, “Subsequent to the period, Woodside withdrew environmental applications submitted under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 and Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

“Woodside continues to assess the viability of this potential opportunity.”