26 June 2025

WARRADARGE SIGNS STRATEGIC MOU WITH HYDROGENE DE FRANCE (HDF Energy) FOR HYDROGEN OFFTAKE AND HYDROGEN PEAKER PLANT DEVELOPMENT AT ENEABBA

Warradarge Energy Pty Ltd (Warradarge Energy) is pleased to announce the signing of a non-binding Hydrogen Offtake and collaboration agreement with HDF Energy Pty Ltd (HDF), a subsidiary of Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) whereby Warradarge Energy will supply up to 300 tonnes of hydrogen per year from Warradarge’s stage 1 project to a proposed hydrogen peaker plant under development adjacent to the Warradarge Energy’s production facility near Eneabba. Under the Agreement, Warradarge Energy and HDF will work together to develop the two individual projects in a coordinated timeframe, exploring avenues for cooperation over the development, construction and operation stage.

 

Key Highlights:

 

  • Second Offtake for Warradarge Energy Stage 1 Project: Following the MOU for offtake from Fenix resources (2,000 tonnes per year) this agreement marks Warradarge’s second non-binding offtake from the stage 1 project south of Eneabba

  • Hydrogen Peaker Plant based on HDF’s HyPower technology: The proposal involves the development of a 60 MWe H2 peaker plant, with capacity to scale to 500 MWe, within the vicinity of Warradarge’s project. The facility will receive and store hydrogen supplied from Warradarge’s project, enabling the generation of on-demand electricity during peak demand periods. Leveraging HDF’s high-power fuel cell technology, the plant will supply clean energy when intermittent renewable sources are unavailable during peak hours without natural renewable energy sources available.
  • Ideal Market Structure for long duration storage: The presence of a capacity market and the absence of pumped hydro present a unique market opportunity for long duration storage and peaker plants as the SWIS decarbonises. Combined with Federal capacity schemes, the market environment looks positive.
  • Collaboration on project development: Warradarge Energy and HDF Energy will explore multiple opportunities for efficiencies across the development and construction phase, including batching of planning, environmental and technical studies and surveys.
  • Supportive Policy Environment: Hydrogen production and use for long duration storage is supported by the Federal Government’s Hydrogen Production Tax Credit and Capacity Investment Scheme, as well as WA State Government based incentives included within the Renewable Hydrogen Strategy

 

HDF Energy will seek to assess the feasibility and develop a 60 MWe hydrogen Peaker plant, scaling up to 500 Mwe, adjacent to the existing transmission infrastructure and Warradarge Energy’s production site. Warradarge and HDF intend to progress this agreement to a binding offtake agreement for hydrogen, subject to both projects reaching financial close.

The agreement also sees Warradarge and HDF collaborate to streamline the development process of the individual projects and align on timelines for the commencement of the hydrogen supply contract.

 

 HDF’s HyPower model is a viable long duration baseload renewable power solution that works best in markets with a capacity payment structure like the WEM where both availability and generation is remunerated for being available in periods of peak time, as well as being dispatched.

Stephen Archer, CEO of Warradarge Energy said:

“This partnership with HDF strengthens the Warradarge story by reinforcing the strategic position Warradarge occupies on the network and in a region of exceptional wind and solar resource.

HDF’s success in specific global markets is testament to their ability to identify unique market opportunities.  The availability of hydrogen supply in Australia has always been a limiting factor so we are pleased to see this partnership move forward and welcome the collaborative approach to development that HDF takes”. 

 

Mathieu Geze: Director APAC for HDF Energy added:

“Long-duration energy storage is essential for the SWIS network to enable the planned retirement of coal-fired power stations by 2030. Western Australia faces a shortage of pumped hydro opportunities in the SWIS, which creates a critical need for innovative alternatives to ensure grid stability and reliability. HDF’s HyPower hydrogen peaker plants offer a robust solution to address the intermittency of renewable energy sources—and serve as a key building block in the development of a broader hydrogen ecosystem in Western Australia.”

 

 

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