Austeng  Secures Funding to Demonstrate the Commercial Viability of Onsite Hydrogen Production and Blending.

Austeng

 

– Austeng has received $500,000.00 in funding to lead a ground breaking project aimed at accelerating the use of renewable hydrogen in industrial applications which requires high temperatures. This funding has been provided by the Federal Australian government via the Go Green Co-Innovation Program .

The initiative will develop and demonstrate a financially viable, commercial-scale integrated system that produces hydrogen via an on site electrolyser using renewable power  and then blends the green hydrogen on site  with natural gas, enabling significant reductions in carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions while leveraging existing gas infrastructure and, most importantly avoiding expensive and energy intense compression, storage and transport challenges.

Many Australian businesses rely on industrial appliances that cannot easily transition to electric alternatives, as electricity cannot reach the high temperatures required. While green hydrogen has long been identified as a critical pathway to decarbonisation, its adoption has been limited due to safety concerns, infrastructure challenges, and economic barriers. This project will address those challenges head-on.

Project Overview

Austeng will partner with Singapore-based SunGreenH2 (SGH2), whose advanced electrolyser component technology produces affordable, on-demand, low-pressure green hydrogen. The system will be powered by renewable energy and designed for safe, on-site hydrogen generation and blending.

The project is being supported by Deakin University’s Hycel Technology Hub and Swinburne University of Technology, who will provide expertise in system validation, safety testing, and compliance.

The project will be located at Austeng’s facility in Geelong, Victoria, where a 5kW SGH2 electrolyser will be installed and commissioned using renewable power . Hydrogen generated will be blended into natural gas and demonstrated  in industrial burners, including those used in crematoria—demonstrating the technology in a real-world, industrial setting.

Austeng’s Role

As lead partner, Austeng will:

  • Showcase a decentralised H2 production model
  • Highlight how small scale renewable power installations can be suedto produce green hydrogen  SME applications
  • Provide practical solutions that don’t require expensive energy intense compression and storage .
  • Manage project delivery and coordinate the Australian consortium partners.
  • Install and commission the electrolyser.
  • Provide renewable solar power to the system.
  • Adapt Austeng’s proprietary “Blue Box” blending technology to enable safe integration.
  • Secure necessary approvals through Energy Safe Victoria (ESV).
  • Conduct demonstrations for Australian SMEs to showcase feasibility and benefits.

Expected Outcomes

The project aims to:

  • Demonstrate safe, cost-effective hydrogen/natural gas blending up to 50% hydrogen.
  • Reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 25% compared to natural gas alone.
  • Provide a template for hydrogen blending approvals in both Australia and Singapore.
  • Create a scalable model for SMEs to adopt hydrogen without costly infrastructure changes.
  • Support workforce growth

In the long term, modelling suggests that widespread adoption of the technology could reduce emissions by 41,000 tons of CO₂e in Australia’s SME sector by 2040. Globally, the technology has the potential to play a major role in decarbonising industrial heating processes, which account for a significant share of emissions.

Quotes

Austeng Managing Director, Ross  George, said:

“This funding enables us to demonstrate a safe, practical and cost-effective pathway for Australian industry to embrace renewable hydrogen. By blending hydrogen into existing gas infrastructure, we can accelerate decarbonisation without asking businesses to abandon equipment that still has many years of productive life.”

SunGreenH2 Co-Founder & CEO, Tulika Raj added “We are excited to partner with Austeng and leading Australian universities to demonstrate our cutting-edge electrolyser technology and scalable solutions for SMEs. Together, we can deliver a blueprint for safe and practical hydrogen adoption and accelerate industrial decarbonisation across Asia Pacific and beyond.”

 

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