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Fortescue, TasPorts sign option agreement over Bell Bay land for Australia-first green hydrogen production facility

Adam Holmes
Updated June 22 2021 - 3:44pm, first published 4:00am
TasPorts says Bell Bay has ample room to be a base for a green hydrogen and green ammonia production industry. Picture: TasPorts
TasPorts says Bell Bay has ample room to be a base for a green hydrogen and green ammonia production industry. Picture: TasPorts

Fortescue Future Industries has reached an agreement with TasPorts giving it the option of leasing a 20-hectare piece of land at Bell Bay for the construction of a nation-first 250-megawatt green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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