Work started this week on the first site in a planned three-state network of hydrogen fuel stations.
Hydrogen already powers some Queensland-registered heavy vehicles,and the state government has five hydrogen-powered Hyundai NEXO sedans.
As a simple guide,it costs the state government around $90 to fill the six-kilogram tank on these Hyundai sedans,and they drive for close to 660 kilometres from a full tank.
But,not unlike electric vehicles,hydrogen-powered vehicles need somewhere to fill up,and in Queensland that is currently limited to industrial facilities.
Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said the Lytton service station would be supplying motorists with hydrogen before Christmas.
“We are exploring every opportunity to capitalise on the opportunities of Queensland’s energy transformation,” de Brenni said.