Technical details

The project (the size of a shopping centre) will be built in four phases. When complete – the precinct will include:

• A state-of-the-art workforce skills and technical training Academy.

• An installation to demonstrate to the community a range of energy technologies and hydrogen applications.

• A world-class commercial-scale research and testing precinct for medium to long-duration battery storage, transmission, and renewable energy integration technologies.

• A servicing and maintenance workshop for clean energy.

Project timeline

This project has multiple components which are happening concurrently on site:

Overarching infrastructure, services and Hysata’s hydrogen test site

Dec 2024: Contractor appointed

Sep 2025: Civil works to commence - expected to take six to seven months

Mar 2026: Commissioning and testing of common infrastructure services and Hysata’s hydrogen electrolyser