DBI says hydrogen too cold for tropical north Queensland

Jenny WigginsInfrastructure reporter

Updated Feb 27, 2023 – 5.30pm, first published at 10.27am

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Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure has ditched ideas to potentially build a hydrogen plant and will investigate making ammonia instead, boss Anthony Timbrell said, as the Queensland export port’s annual net profit halved to $69 million.

The company, which operates the Dalrymple Bay export terminal, has been examining the possibility of building a hydrogen plant to diversify away from coal.

Jenny Wiggins writes on business, specialising in infrastructure, telecommunications and transport.