March 21, 2022
Project Announcement: Enabling large scale hydrogen underground storage in porous media
This project aims to enable the hydrogen underground storage capacity in Australia by developing a framework (a screening tool) for hydrogen underground storage. This screening tool will relate hydrogen-brine-rock interactions, microbial reactions, geology and petrophysical properties and exiting number of wells and materials to caprock sealing and integrity, wellbore integrity, cycling process of hydrogen, hydrogen…
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March 18, 2022
Publications begin to emerge as projects advance
Congratulations to Dr Saif Al Ghafri and his colleagues for producing two of our first publications – to read these, head to our Publications page.
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March 17, 2022
PhD Opportunity – Advanced Measurement of Ortho-Para Conversion and Boil-Off Gas in Liquid Hydrogen
An exciting opportunity has opened up at one of our participating universities – The University of Western Australia is seeking PhD applicants to carry out a project focussed on the advanced measurement of ortho-para conversion and boil-off gas in liquid hydrogen. Interested and qualified applicants should contact Dr Saif al Ghafri Project description: Liquid hydrogen,…
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March 3, 2022
The Future Role of LNG – Virtual Seminar 21 February 2022 – Update
Seminar Update – Topics discussed included the important role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in reducing globalised carbon emissions, global industry trends and how workforce development in the LNG sector can transfer to support and build clean energy capability. Panellists also fielded audience questions on the role of new technology in emerging areas such as…
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February 17, 2022
The Future of Green Hydrogen – Professor Craig Buckley, FEnEx CRC Hydrogen Program Lead
We are very pleased to announce Professor Craig Buckley in discussion with Jessica Morrison. Is green hydrogen the key to a carbon-free energy future? In this episode, Jessica is joined by Craig from Curtin University’s Hydrogen Storage Research Group to discuss the future of green hydrogen and how he and his team are making it…
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January 18, 2022
Project Announcement: Hydrogen 4.0: Design and Development of Cyber-Physical Systems for an Interoperable Renewable Hydrogen Plant
Hydrogen is expected to be the energy of the future. However, like all large integrated systems there are complex challenges utilising hydrogen production plants. This project aims to explore and find solutions to these using advanced innovative technologies, smart sensing, analytics, and actuation techniques to improve the efficiency of production and safety, as well as…
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January 11, 2022
FEnEx CRC welcomes GPA Midstream Association as a new Supporting Participant
FEnEx CRC is delighted to welcome GPA Midstream Association as a Participant. A globally renowned organisation recognised for shaping the midstream sector of the American energy industry for over 100 years, they have a long track record in setting and supporting industrially important research, developing and adopting standards for natural gas liquids and developing simple reproducible test methods to better define…
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December 17, 2021
Case Study: Identifying Existing Opportunities for Helium Production
Helium is a unique substance of significant value and global demand for it is rising. With Australia possessing significant helium resources within its natural gas fields, the most prospective opportunities for its commercial recovery have been reviewed to highlight the potential to supply the helium market from existing natural gas operations. Read More
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December 17, 2021
Case Study: Better Management of Boil-off in LNG, ammonia and liquid hydrogen storage
BoilFAST is a software tool recently developed by the FEnEx CRC, designed initially to predict and manage the boil-off gases generated during LNG storage and transport. It has now been extended to similarly quantify boil-off gases generated by other cryogenic liquids central to the export of renewable energy, such as liquid hydrogen and ammonia. Read…
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December 13, 2021
Project Announcement: Fully DC Microgrid for Green Hydrogen Production
This project aims to fill a research gap in the production of hydrogen from renewable energy (RE) sources, by focusing on the transition from AC to fully DC microgrids for green hydrogen production. The existing limitations with the current RE AC microgrids such as low efficiency, high cost and size as well as the current…
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