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Cooper Basin region: Hydrogen potential package
The potential for hydrogen production in the Cooper Basin region is assessed to provide a joint information base for hydrogen generation potential from renewable energy, groundwater, and natural gas coupled with carbon capture and storage (CCS). Hydrogen generation requires water, whether using electrolysis with renewable energy or steam methane reforming (SMR) of gas with CCS. The data package includes the regional renewable energy capacity factor, aquifers and their properties (potential yield, salinity, and reserves or storativity), and geological storage potential of carbon dioxide (CO2). This data guide gives examples of how the compiled data can be used.
The renewable hydrogen potential is assessed based on renewable energy capacity factor and groundwater information (potential yield, salinity, and reserves or storativity). Three aquifers from overlying basins (Eromanga and Lake Eyre basins) are included in the assessment. The Cooper Basin region has high renewable hydrogen potential. The presence of good aquifer throughout the basin combined with high renewable energy capacity factor resulted in significant areas with high hydrogen potential.
The Cooper Basin has significant hydrocarbon resources, primarily for gas (Geoscience Australia, 2022). Although most known hydrocarbon resources have depleted since production began in the 1960s (Smith et al., 2015), a large amount of gas remains, including conventional gas (1,058 PJ reserves and 1,598 PJ resources) and unconventional basin-centred gas (2,265 PJ resources). An assessment in the overlying Eromanga Basin suggests that most areas over the Cooper Basin are prospective for potential CO2 geological storage (Bradshaw et al., 2023). Further work on identifying detailed gas potential is needed to assess hydrogen generation potential from SMR coupled with CCS.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2023-07-01T09:00:00
- Date (Publication)
- 2023-09-04T00:30:07
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- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/147512
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- Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/147512
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Author Trusted Environmental and Geological Information Program
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Delivery of trusted baseline data and information for geological basins prospective for energy, carbon capture and storage, groundwater and minerals as part of the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information program (TEGI).
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- Completed
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Point of contact Woods, M.
MEG Internal Contact Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
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Accuracy of the spatial data included in this package is dependant on the source datasets used to create it. Please refer to the individual metadata statements contained in this package for more information.
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- Geoscientific information
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- As needed
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Product data repository: Various Formats
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Data Store directory containing the digital product files
Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes
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Australia
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Cooper Basin
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Hydrogen
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Hydrogen potential
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TEGI
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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4.0
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(c) Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2022
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Associated resource
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Cooper Basin Region - Hydrogen Potential MapServer
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- 149567
- Citation identifier
- 3426e97d-fd87-4f10-8cc6-f70e3ddb0cec
Associated resource
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Cooper Basin Region - Hydrogen Potential WMS
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- 149568
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Distributor Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Download the Report (zip) [1.47 MB]
Download the Report (zip) [1.47 MB]
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unzip
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Download the ESRI File Geodatabase (zip) [3.59 MB]
Download the ESRI File Geodatabase (zip) [3.59 MB]
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Download the Shapefiles (zip) [5.30 MB]
Download the Shapefiles (zip) [5.30 MB]
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unzip
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Cooper Basin Region - Hydrogen Potential MapServer
Cooper Basin Region - Hydrogen Potential MapServer
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Cooper Basin Region - Hydrogen Potential WMS
Cooper Basin Region - Hydrogen Potential WMS
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This package has been developed as part of the the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information program (TEGI), and is providing better and more streamlined access to information and data for geological basins prospective for energy, carbon capture and storage, groundwater and minerals.
The program has identified and collated trusted baseline data and information for four prospective basin regions and supplement it with new geological and environmental assessments. This information will provide Australian governments, industry and communities with the highest-quality trusted science available to make faster, clearer decisions and provide better outcomes for the environment and water resources.
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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urn:uuid/176571bf-2c28-48ba-9b06-e0aa1279e1c7
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GeoNetwork UUID
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- English
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Owner Woods, M
Geoscience Australia Internal Contact Point of contact Woods, M.
MEG Internal Contact
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Report
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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with
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- eCatId/147512
- Date info (Creation)
- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
- Date info (Revision)
- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
Metadata standard
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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Version 2.0, September 2018
- Citation identifier
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551