The Trilateral Hydrogen Hub Feasibility Study (TrHyHub Study) is a collaborative initiative between the Western Australian Government, Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam, and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems. The study examined the potential to accelerate renewable hydrogen production at the Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area (SIA) in Western Australia’s Mid West region, with a focus on export opportunities to Germany.
The study found that the Oakajee SIA has world-class renewable energy potential and that early-stage hydrogen exports, in the form of ammonia, could be feasible from the Oakajee SIA and proposed Port. With growing global demand, the Oakajee SIA could evolve into a large-scale hydrogen hub, propelling Western Australia in the international hydrogen economy.
The findings of the TrHyHub Study strongly align with the Western Australian Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Strategy, released in October 2024. The strategy outlines a clear vision for Western Australia to become a leading producer, user, and exporter of renewable hydrogen, with a target to secure international off-take agreements for hydrogen products by 2030.
Oakajee is the focal point for the Mid West Hydrogen Hub, one of several priority regions identified for hydrogen development alongside the Pilbara and Kwinana. Located north of the City of Greater Geraldton, the Oakajee SIA and proposed Port aims to boost Western Australia’s global competitiveness by co-locating hydrogen producers and users and coordinating investment in common user infrastructure.
The Western Australian Government is committed to realising this vision and is progressing further studies and initiatives to activate the Oakajee SIA.
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