Pure Hydrogen selects Archerfield Airport as the first site for its micro-hubs
A pioneer in green hydrogen energy production has secured a site at Archerfield Airport that will be a template for the rollout of its micro-hubs across the country.
Clean energy pioneer Pure Hydrogen Corporation has signed a five-year lease on a site at Archerfield Airport to produce green hydrogen by using energy sourced from the grid.
It will be a template for ASX-listed company’s push to develop a number of ‘CAPEX light’ micro-hubs.
Headed by Scott Brown Pure Hydrogen has already placed an order for a state-of-the-art electrolyser which will be combined with compression and storage facilities to manufacture and sell green hydrogen.
The location of this and future micro-hubs is determined by their proximity to commercial vehicle customer depots and operating routes to ensure timely, convenient and cost-effective H2 refuelling and distribution.
The Archerfield site was also selected because Pure Hydrogen intends to supply green hydrogen to commercial drone companies operating at the airport which are considering using green hydrogen to power their drones. Archerfield is also strategically located near major trucking and waste depots.
The deal is a big win for the Bird family who have controlled Brisbane’s second airport since patriarch Gavin Bird bought the 99-year Archerfield Airport lease when the Commonwealth Government privatised 22 airports around the country in 1998.
Lachlan Bird, who with his brother Duncan is a director the Archerfield Airport Corporation, says the site was in the Ashover precinct that was ideally suited to transport-related services.
“Pure Hydrogen’s processing and distribution plant adds to a rich diversity of on-airport businesses that make Archerfield a dynamic centre for aviation technology and commerce,” he says.
“Hydrogen has promising applications in aviation – particularly in the rapidly developing advanced air mobility sector – as well as in ground transport.
“Archerfield Airport is looking forward to working with Pure Hydrogen and other partners with a vision to develop sustainable solutions for the future of aviation.”
The Archerfield micro-hub is expected to be operational by the end of the 2024 financial year, subject to approvals. Stage 1 will initially use 1000sqm of the site with an anticipated output of 420kg of green hydrogen fuel per day. Scale-up will occur in future stages based on growing demand.
Caught out
A man who has never held a Queensland Building and Construction Commission licence has been convicted of unlawfully carrying out building work.
Richard Kaddour, who was also found guilty of performing regulated building work without a
written contract, was sentenced in the Brisbane Magistrates Court earlier this month, after the QBCC charged him with the two offences relating to a bathroom renovation at Clayfield.
In addition to the convictions recorded against Kaddour, he was also fined $20,000 and ordered to pay the Commission’s fees of $1861.
In passing sentence, Magistrate Joseph Pinder considered Mr Kaddour’s history of noncompliance with the QBCC Act, and noted that Kaddour was known to the Commission and had never held a licence under the QBCC Act.
QBCC Commissioner Anissa Levy says she is pleased with the result as the regulator has
zero tolerance for unscrupulous operators.
“Unlicensed building work is illegal, it undercuts hardworking QBCC licensees who do the
right thing and will not be tolerated,’’ she says.
“By stamping out this activity, we are ensuring a level playing field for licensed contractors.”
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