Toyota Australia is now assembling the 110kVA GEH2 Hydrogen Fuel Cell at its modified Altona factory. The first to receive one of these fuel cell power sources will be Thiess mining.

Toyota Australia President and CEO Matthew Callachor made the announcement at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the first GEH2 generator assembled at the company’s site at Altona in Victoria.

The 110kVA GEH2 power generator is designed by the French company, EODev (Energy Observer Developments), supported by Toyota Motor Europe. The 110kVA GEH2 uses the same Toyota Fuel Cell System that is in the Mirai FCEV.

In October 2023, Toyota partnered with EODev to assemble the generators at Altona and sell via a local retail partner Blue Diamond Machinery (BDM). New Zealand buyers can access the generators through Toyota New Zealand.

Mr Callachor said, “This is a great day for us at Toyota and all of our like-minded partners that have brought this important project to fruition as we aim to help drive towards a more sustainable future,” Mr Callachor said.

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“For Toyota, it’s part of our multi-pathway approach to decarbonisation by providing Australian customers with a range of technologies and mobility solutions, including power generation, that help reduce carbon emissions.

“We are firmly committed to growing, and investing in, the hydrogen economy here in Australia and I’m particularly pleased that Thiess is set to become our first customer for this innovative hydrogen fuel cell generator.

“Toyota has long-standing shared history with Thiess that started when Sir Leslie Thiess imported the very first LandCruisers into Australia to work on the Snowy Hydro Scheme in 1958.

“Thiess then gained the Queensland and other state distribution rights from our parent company in Japan and was instrumental in building our brand here, particularly in rural and regional Australia.

“Now, we are working together again in a new era as we collectively aim to build a better future for all Australians,” he said.

Thiess will use the generator in its New South Wales mining operations as part of its own decarbonisation program.

“This year, as Thiess celebrates 90 years of operations – we are well-progressed in our journey to reduce carbon emissions from our operations, and we are determined to make a meaningful contribution towards decarbonising the world’s resources sector,” Mr Liyanage said.

“We’re pleased at the prospect of being the first customer to take the locally-assembled hydrogen fuel cell generator unit and are excited to be partnering with Toyota once again, this time on cutting-edge technology that has the power to shape a more sustainable future for the world,” he said.

Toyota spent $3.27m upgrading Altona to assemble 28 100 GEH2 generators over the next three in 2024 to be used mainly in the mining, construction and events sectors. The GEH2 can also be an emergency supply for hospitals, commercial buildings and other large scale applications.

The GEH2 began production at EODev’s French factory in 2021 and is available in North America, the Middle East, and Australia.

Fuel Cell developers have long seen the technology as a way to store excess renewable energy. It has possibilities as local supply in microgrids, and as a source in remote communities currently relying on diesel.

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