Kapuni Green Hydrogen
This project has been referred to an expert consenting panel for fast-track consenting under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting Act 2020).
Project ID
2020-028
Applicant
Hiringa Energy Ltd and Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd
Project summary
To construct and operate a renewable hydrogen hub involving the generation of renewable electricity to provide baseload power to the Ballance Kapuni ammonia-urea plant, and to produce green hydrogen from water via electrolysis at the plant.
The Project comprises:
- four wind turbines and associated electricity infrastructure
- an electrolysis plant and hydrogen production infrastructure
- hydrogen storage, loadout facilities and associated works.
Location
- 271–359 Kokiri Road, Kapuni (wind turbines)
- 309 Palmer Road, Kapuni (electrolysis plant, hydrogen production infrastructure, and hydrogen storage, loadout, and refuelling facilities)
Referred projects order
Schedule 14 to the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Referred Projects Order 2020 [New Zealand Legislation website]
The project:
- will help to achieve the purpose of the Act
- offers the opportunity to create an average of 40 full-time-equivalent jobs, over an 18-month period, in engineering, design, and construction
- provides infrastructure that will contribute to improving economic and employment outcomes
- is likely to help to improve environmental outcomes for air quality and assist New Zealand’s efforts to mitigate climate change and transition more quickly to a low-emissions economy (subject to a successful future transition to the use of green hydrogen as a fuel in the transport sector)
- will progress faster than would otherwise be the case under the Resource Management Act 1991 standard processes
Any adverse effects arising from the activities occurring in the project, and potential mitigation measures, can be tested by an expert consenting panel, having regard to Part 2 of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the purpose of the Act.
Section 17 report
Section 17 report [PDF 735 KB]