???? 據(jù)管道&天然氣雜志網(wǎng)2月25日報(bào)道，澳大利亞APA集團(tuán)宣布了一個(gè)具有里程碑意義的氫氣試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目，以便將西澳大利亞州43公里（合26.7英里）的Parmelia天然氣管道轉(zhuǎn)化為澳大利亞第一條100%的氫輸送管道。
????該試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目是APA在其探路者計(jì)劃(Pathfinder Program)下的第一個(gè)項(xiàng)目——這一新舉措將有助于開啟未來的能源解決方案——并將使Parmelia天然氣管道成為世界上僅有的幾條現(xiàn)有輸氣管道之一，100%可供氫。
????APA集團(tuán)首席執(zhí)行官兼董事總經(jīng)理Rob Wheals表示，APA很高興在澳大利亞首次將國際最佳實(shí)踐帶到該國，我們預(yù)計(jì)這將測試和證明現(xiàn)有輸氣管網(wǎng)以純形式輸送氫或與天然氣混合的能力。澳大利亞已經(jīng)在全國范圍內(nèi)投資了數(shù)十億美元的天然氣基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施，考慮如何利用我們現(xiàn)有的能源基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施來支持澳大利亞向低碳未來的過渡是有意義的。研究表明，繼續(xù)使用天然氣基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施可以減少排放，而對客戶而言，這一成本僅為天然氣提供的電氣化服務(wù)的一半。
????未來燃料合作研究中心和伍倫貢大學(xué)已與APA合作，支持工程研究，以實(shí)現(xiàn)安全和高效的轉(zhuǎn)換。
????COAG能源委員會的國家氫戰(zhàn)略建議之一是對管道進(jìn)行氫脆反應(yīng)測試。
????APA的目標(biāo)是2022年底左右完成測試和研究，如果成功的話，這條管道就可以輸送氫氣了。
????Wheals表示，APA歡迎有機(jī)會與潛在的生產(chǎn)商和客戶討論擬議中的新氫管道可以提供的服務(wù)。
????為了證明這條管道已具備氫氣供應(yīng)能力，APA將需要考慮正在與潛在生產(chǎn)商和客戶進(jìn)行的合作，以了解管道作為氫服務(wù)的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施和連接要求。
????在測試期間，APA將與西澳經(jīng)濟(jì)監(jiān)管局和西澳政府合作，展示氫輸送管道的安全性，并支持澳大利亞標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的制定。
????APA集團(tuán)負(fù)責(zé)轉(zhuǎn)型和技術(shù)的高管漢娜·麥考吉（Hannah McCaughey）表示，Parmelia天然氣管道43公里的部分，供應(yīng)南珀斯的奎納納（Kwinana）工業(yè)區(qū)，那里許多現(xiàn)有客戶已經(jīng)依賴氫氣及天然氣進(jìn)行工業(yè)加工。奎納納是一個(gè)潛在的關(guān)鍵氫生產(chǎn)和使用地點(diǎn)，與一個(gè)大型工業(yè)基地和交通樞紐相連，有潛力有朝一日服務(wù)出口市場。
????Parmelia天然氣管道試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目的啟動是在APA朝著可持續(xù)發(fā)展的未來不斷取得進(jìn)展之后進(jìn)行的，包括APA到2050年實(shí)現(xiàn)凈零排放的雄心壯志。
????大規(guī)模輸送氫是實(shí)現(xiàn)澳大利亞政府氫經(jīng)濟(jì)雄心的關(guān)鍵部分，對支持西澳大利亞州政府到2030年實(shí)現(xiàn)氫混合比例達(dá)到10%的目標(biāo)也很重要。
????在測試完成后，該試點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目的結(jié)果還將為其他APA資產(chǎn)向氫氣準(zhǔn)備的潛在轉(zhuǎn)變提供決策。
????郝芬 譯自 管道&天然氣雜志網(wǎng)
????原文如下：
????APA Launches Australia's First Hydrogen-Ready Transmission Pipeline Project
????Australia’s APA Group announced a landmark hydrogen pilot project to enable the proposed conversion of 43-kilometers (26.7 miles) of Parmelia Gas Pipeline in Western Australia into Australia’s first 100 percent hydrogen-ready transmission pipeline.
????The pilot project is APA’s first project under its Pathfinder Program – a new initiative that will help unlock energy solutions of the future – and would make the Parmelia Gas Pipeline one of only a few existing gas transmission pipelines in the world, 100 percent hydrogen-ready.
????“APA is excited to be bringing international best practice to Australia in this national first, which we expect will test and prove the capacity of the existing gas transmission pipeline network to transport hydrogen in pure form or blended with natural gas,” APA Group Chief Executive and Managing Director Rob Wheals said. “With billions of dollars invested in gas infrastructure across the country, it makes sense to look at ways to use our existing energy infrastructure to support Australia’s transition to a low carbon future.”
????Studies show continuing to use gas infrastructure can reduce emissions at half the cost to customers than electrifying the services provided by gas, Wheals said.
????Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre and Wollongong University have partnered with APA to support the engineering research to enable the safe and efficient conversion.
????The $3 million project will fund three phases, including: research and testing of the material for embrittlement in the laboratory, development of safe operating guidelines and full-scale testing on-site.
????A new laboratory is being established at Wollongong University to test materials, which are representative of the pipeline, under pressurized hydrogen gas conditions.
????One of the COAG Energy Council’s National Hydrogen Strategy’s recommendations was for pipelines to be tested for their response to hydrogen embrittlement.
????APA is targeting the testing and research to be completed around late CY2022, which if successful would make the pipeline hydrogen-ready.
????Wheals said APA welcomed the opportunity to discuss services the proposed new hydrogen-ready pipeline can provide with potential producers and customers.
????Subject to proving the pipeline is hydrogen-ready, APA will then need to consider ongoing work in conjunction with potential producers and customers to understand the infrastructure and connection requirements to commission the pipeline as a hydrogen service.
????During the testing, APA will work with WA’s Economic Regulation Authority and WA Government to demonstrate the safety of hydrogen transmission pipelines and support the development of Australian standards.
????APA Group Executive for Transformation and Technology, Hannah McCaughey, said the 43-kilometer section of the Parmelia Gas Pipeline supplies the Kwinana industrial precinct in south Perth, where a number of existing customers already rely on hydrogen for industrial processing, as well as natural gas.
????“Kwinana is potentially a key hydrogen production and usage location, linked to a large industrial base and transport hubs, with the potential to one day service export markets,” she said.
????The launch of the Parmelia Gas Pipeline pilot project follows APA’s continued progress towards a sustainable future, including APA’s ambition to achieve net zero operations emissions by 2050.
????Transmission of hydrogen at scale is a critical part of delivering the Australian Government’s hydrogen economy ambition and will also be important to support the WA Government’s hydrogen blending goal of 10 percent by 2030.
????Following the completion of the testing, the pilot project results will also support decision-making for the potential transition of other APA assets to be hydrogen-ready.
