Energy Estate is creating a consortium to create Australia’s first hydrogen valley in New South Wales, under a $2 billion proposal that has already received support from local and global energy companies. The Hunter Valley project would aim to completely replace the region’s coal industry, providing feedstock to mining, transport and industrial users. If successful, a second stage would pipe hydrogen to Newcastle, another industrial zone with eyes on exporting green ammonia. Other companies that have reported interest include AGL Energy, APA Group, Idemitsu, Trafigura, RES Australia, and Walcha Energy. Possible production volumes have not been announced, although the project would involve green hydrogen being produced on the site of a repurposed coalmine at Muswellbrook by 2024 and piped to…