Hong Kong liaising with Airport Authority on building waste-to-hydrogen demonstration plant
- ‘We are in contact with … the Airport Authority to explore the possibility of building a demonstration project for producing hydrogen from garbage,’ environment chief says
Hong Kong authorities are liaising with the Airport Authority on building a “demonstration facility” that converts garbage into clean hydrogen energy, the environment minister has said.
Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan said on Monday the government also planned to allocate space in development areas in the San Tin Technopole and the broader Northern Metropolis for the application, production and supply of new energy sources.
Tse was attending a Legislative Council session after environment authorities last week released a strategy report aimed at bolstering the city’s development of hydrogen infrastructure as one of the ways to attain carbon neutrality before 2050.
He acknowledged waste-to-hydrogen facilities require significant land resources, but said the government was still keen to have a plant constructed and operated for demonstration purposes.
“We are in contact with a few companies and the Airport Authority to explore the possibility of building a demonstration project for producing hydrogen from garbage for the latter’s own use,” he told the Legco panel on environmental affairs.
“We very much hope to see some of such projects take root to convert waste into energy in Hong Kong.”
However, Tse stopped short of revealing any details regarding the proposed collaboration with the authority, which operates Hong Kong’s international airport.