Southland

Proposed conversion of the NZAS Tiwai smelter site in Southland to green hydrogen production, leveraging existing infrastructure including land, water, electricity, and port access.

Fabrum is developing and deploying an end-to-end scalable hydrogen refuelling solution for HWR to enable fleet-ready access to hydrogen.

Fabrum is developing the first green hydrogen production system for HWR for its Southland site, using a 1.1-Megawatt (MW) membrane-free electrolyser combined with its cryogenic technologies in a containerised system for decentralised point-of-use refuelling.

Tourism, enterprise and community development

Energy/hydrogen

A device used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis. Bloom Energy produces solid-oxide electrolyzers.

Devices that convert chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction, producing minimal emissions.

Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity sources, considered a critical component for hydrogen's long-term credibility as a clean fuel.

Hydrogen project in New Plymouth, New Zealand, operated by Balance and Hiringa, supported by the Provincial Growth Fund.

Hydrogen electrolyzer pilot project in Taupo, New Zealand, operated by Obayashi and Tauropaki Trust.

Government policy programme under development for release in early 2020, outlining hydrogen development strategy and applications for New Zealand.