Spectrum of green projects aims to transform industry

1. Saudi Arabia
Yanbu Green
Hydrogen Hub Phase 1
US$5bn
ACWA Power

Development of a green hydrogen hub in Yanbu, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia. The hub is fully integrated with renewable energy for power source, desalination plants to supply water for its electrolysers and ammonia conversion facilities, and a dedicated export terminal.

2. Oman
HYPORT Duqm Green Hydrogen Project – Phase 1
US$500m
BP

The project will deploy an electrolyser with an initial capacity of 250–500MW in Phase 1, with scope for future expansion. This phase will produce about 330,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia, increasing to up to 650,000 tonnes annually in Phase 2.

3. Australia
Broken Hill Compressed Air Energy Storage
US$434m
Hydrostor

A 200 MW compressed-air energy storage facility with 1,600MWh capacity will be built adjacent to the Perilya Potosi Mine in Broken Hill, far west New South Wales. The developer has secured US$55m in funding from Export Development Canada to advance the project’s development and construction.

4. Australia
North Queensland
Alcohol-To-Jet SAF Plant
US$600m
Jet Zero Australia

This will produce up to 113m litres of sustainable aviation fuel a year using Technip Energies’ Hummingbird® and LanzaJet’s alcohol-to-jet technologies. The Australian government has invested US$730m in the Cleaner Fuels Programme to support the development of the domestic low-carbon liquid fuels sector.

5. South Africa
Eastern Cape Green Ammonia Plant
US$5.8bn
Hive Hydrogen South Africa

A green ammonia export plant is planned for Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Powered by 3.7GW of combined solar and wind energy, the 1.2GW electrolyser will produce 1m tonnes of green ammonia annually. A final investment decision is anticipated in 2026.

6. UK
Altalto SAF (Zero Carbon Humber-East Coast Cluster)
US$500m
Velocys Inc

Construction of a commercial-scale waste-to-renewable-jet fuel plant on 32ha of land in Immingham, Lincolnshire. The facility will process 600,000 tonnes of post-recycled waste, converting it into clean-burning sustainable aviation fuel. It is expected to produce 60,000 tonnes of jet fuel annually.

7. Denmark
HØST PtX Esbjerg - Green Ammonia Production Plant
US$2bn
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Deployment of a Power-to-X green hydrogen and ammonia production plant in Esbjerg, Denmark. Powered by offshore wind, a 1GW electrolyser will produce 100,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually, convertible to 600,000 tonnes of green ammonia. Excess heat will heat about one-third of Esbjerg’s households.

8. Brazil
Pecém Port Green Hydrogen Plant
US$3.58bn
Fortescue Future Industries

The project includes a 1.2GW alkaline electrolyser capable of producing about 170,000 metric tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen per year. It also involves the construction of a green ammonia facility with a supply capacity of 250,000 tonnes annually. A final investment decision is expected in 2026.

9. Malaysia
H2biscus Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Project
US$2bn
Sarawak Economic Development Corp.

Development of a green hydrogen and ammonia project in Bintulu, Sarawak. The facility will produce 120,000 tonnes of green hydrogen and 800,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year for shipment to Korea and Sarawak. A final investment decision is targeted for 2026.

10. South Korea
Donghae 1 Green Hydrogen Project
US$200m
Hyundai Heavy Industries

The project will develop a 100MW demonstration electrolyser plant in Donghae, using power from the Donghae 1 floating offshore wind farm. The facility will produce hydrogen from seawater, with construction expected to be completed by March 2026.

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