Perth Voice Interactive

WA’S FIRST public hydrogen refuelling station is on track to open on Perth council-owned land on Thomas Street. 

The deal’s reached an agreement-in-principle stage and is still subject to approvals and a “final investment decision”, but lord mayor Basil Zempilas is enthusiastic about the project. 

“Hydrogen-fuelled cars are predicted to grow in popularity over the coming years so having a city-based refuelling station forms an important part of our sustainability plan,” he said in a press release. 

Frontier Energy has a long-term plan to supply a “hydrogen highway” to make travel by hydrogen vehicle possible throughout WA. 

In August the CSIRO released a report saying far more refuelling stations were needed to encourage uptake of the vehicles, as there are currently only five in Australia.