據Emerging Risks4月13日報道，大阪燃氣公司將為澳大利亞內陸一個110億美元的綠色氫氣項目提供技術支持，并將考慮未來的潛在投資。

耗資107.5億美元的Desert Bloom 制氫項目。在新加坡Sanguine lmact投資集團的支持下，該項目將使用一種獨特的技術從空氣中吸取水分，并利用太陽能將水分解，在北領地的沙漠中制造綠色氫——可再生能源產生的氫。

去年12月，澳大利亞北領地政府授予該項目“重大項目”地位，使其進入了獲得批準的快速通道。

大阪燃氣公司已同意參與項目管理，為該項目提供工程和技術支持。該項目開發(fā)商Aqua Aerem表示，該公司負責管理氫氣銷售，并與設備制造商進行談判。

這家日本公用事業(yè)公司的一名發(fā)言人表示“我們未來可能會投資這個項目，但目前還沒有具體的投資計劃”，并補充稱，該公司將利用其在天然氣生產和氫相關業(yè)務方面的專業(yè)知識，提供技術支持。

她說:“我們也希望通過參與這個項目，獲得有關氫開發(fā)的新知識。”

如果按計劃進行，該項目可能成為澳大利亞第一個綠色氫燃料生產商，計劃于2023年啟動，而其他許多項目仍在進行可行性研究。

Desert Bloom項目將從小型開始，使用Aqua Aerem公司的2兆瓦生產單元，該公司表示，這些單元可以從空氣中產生水，并產生熱量、可再生電力和綠色氫。

該公司在去年12月表示，最初的工作將耗資10億澳元(約合7.43億美元)，每天將生產1000千克的氫燃料，相當于該項目第一階段目標的2%。

為了實現每年41萬噸供當地使用和出口的氫的目標，最終該項目將擴大到4000個模塊化單元，從而降低生產成本。

Aqua Aerem主席David Green在一份聲明中說，Desert Bloom項目將以國際客戶愿意支付的出口價格生產綠色氫——五年內每千克不到2美元。 

季廷偉 摘譯自 Emerging Risks

原文如下：

Japan's Osaka Gas backs $11 billion Australian green hydrogen project

Osaka Gas Co will provide technical support for an $11 billion green hydrogen project in the Australian outback and will consider potential investment in future

The $10.75 billion Desert Bloom Hydrogen project. backed by Singapore-based Sanguine lmpact Investment Group, will use a unique technology to suck water out of the air and solar power to split the water to make green hydrogen - hydrogen generated by renewable energy - in the Northern Territory's desert.

The Northern Territory government awarded the project "major project" status in December, putting it on a fast track for obtaining approvals.

Osaka Gas has agreed to contribute project management. engineering and technica support for the project. manage hydrogen sales and negotiate with equipment manufacturers, the project's developer, Aqua Aerem, said.

“We may invest in the project in the future, but there is no concrete investment plan from our end now," a spokesperson at the Japanese utility said, adding it will provide technical support by leveraging its expertise in gas production and hydrogen-related businesses.

“We also hope to gain new knowledge about hydrogen development through our participation in this project," she said

If it goes ahead as planned, the project could be the first producer of green hydrogen in Australia, planning to start up in2023, while a raft of other projects are still running feasibility studies.

Desert Bloom will start small, using Aqua Aerem's 2 megawatt production units, which the company says can generate water from the air, and produce heat, renewable electricity and green hydrogen.

The initial work, which the company said in December would cost A$1 billion ($743 million), will produce 1.000 kg/day of hydrogen, or 2% of the project's full stage 1 target.

Eventually. to get to its target of 410.000 tonnes a year of hydrogen for local use and exports, the project will scale up to4,000 modular units, driving down production costs.

Desert Bloom will be on track to produce green hydrogen at an export price international customers want to pay - less than $2/kg within five years," Aqua Aerem chairman David Green said in a statement.