The Eyre Green Iron (EGI) project concept aims to develop one of Australia’s first Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) facilities.

The project will leverage low-cost hydrogen salt cavern storage, world class renewable resources, proven magnetite resources, and existing infrastructure corridors.

This strategic initiative will utilise the underlying Polda Basin’s unique geological characteristics for scalable storage of hydrogen within engineered salt caverns at a scale yet to be seen in Australia.

The EGI project is an integrated hydrogen production, storage, and DRI hub centered around the production of green hydrogen produced during high periods of renewable penetration and stored in the underlying salt caverns, underpinning a 24-hour supply capability.

Key benefits:

• Utilises Australia’s largest discovered salt formation suitable for hydrogen cavern storage
• Utilises world class solar and wind resources
• Proximity to water rail, and port infrastructure
• Utilises existing energy transmission infrastructure.