Woodside to start production at H2Perth in 2H26

In its Q226 results, where it reported AUS$4.18 billion in revenues, the company confirmed leak testing and cold commissioning for its hydrogen refueller at its H2Perth project had been completed.

The project in Rockingham, Western Australia, is installing a 2.6 MW electrolyser to produce up to 235 kg/d of hydrogen that will supply an on-site refuelling station.

Woodside plans to scale production to 1000 kg/d, which could absorb most of the electrolyser’s capacity. The site will use electricity from the grid through renewable energy certificates.

The company said commissioning activities are continuing on the site, with start-up targeted for 3Q26, with hydrogen production expected around the same time.

The refuelling development was originally pitched as an adjunct to Woodside’s much larger H2Perth hydrogen export project. The proposed commercial scale development, which remains under technical design, would initially produce up to 30 000 tpy of liquid hydrogen.

Woodside had signed a conditional offtake agreement for undisclosed volumes from H2Perth with Singapore’s Keppel to supply data centres from as early as 2030.

The update comes after the company cancelled its planned 60 tpd green hydrogen project in Oklahoma, US, due to cost and lower-than-expected demand.

It has also been facing delays in the start-up of blue hydrogen supply for its recently acquired Beaumont New Ammonia facility in Texas, after stating uptake of lower carbon ammonia was slower than forecast.

In the 2Q26 results, the company reaffirmed its plans to start blue ammonia production in 2027, subject to industrial gas firm Linde commissioning facilities and ExxonMobil starting up carbon capture infrastructure.

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