Project Timeline
April 2024
Halcyon Power Ltd in partnership with Halcyon Green Hydrogen opens New Zealand’s first commercial fast refueller at the Coregas site in South Auckland. The H2H refueler is designed to refill a truck or bus at 350bar in around 15- 20 minutes.
September 2023
Halcyon Power Ltd refills a Toyota 1.8 tonne FCEV forklift being trialled by dairy company Miraka in its nearby warehouse. The trials form part of the Mokai Green Hydrogen Hub project being undertaken by Tuaropaki Trust, Miraka and Central Transport Limited. The AB Equipment supplied forklift holds 1.3kg of hydrogen.
September 2023
Halcyon Power Ltd wins the Industry Impact Award at the H2 2 Zero Summit 2023. The category recognises a company making a significant commercial or technical contribution to the use of hydrogen in industrial applications, including recognising collaborative partnerships.
September 2023
Halcyon parent company Tuaropaki Trust signs a letter of intent to work with dairy company Miraka and transport provider Central Transport Limited to collaborate on a hydrogen hub at Mokai.
June 2023
Halcyon provides hydrogen for Toyota NZ to run its Fuel Cell generator at Fieldays 2023 at Mystery Creek in Hamilton.
April 2023
Halcyon provides hydrogen for a five-day trial of a hydrogen Fuel Cell generator being run in Auckland’s CBD by Team Emirates and Toyota NZ.
April 2023
Representatives from HW Richardson Group visit Halcyon to discuss the company’s dual fuel programme in Southland and future projects involving hydrogen in the North Island.
March 2023
A transporter collects two packs of cylinders filled with hydrogen from Halcyon Power for HW Richardson Group’s trial of dual fuel trucks in Southland.
February 2023
Hydrogen advocates Associate Professor Jon Kitchen and Professor Dr Sally Brooker visit Halcyon Power’s green hydrogen plant.
October 2022
Halcyon continues research and development into refuelling FCEVs.
The plant refuels the Auckland Transport FCEV hydrogen bus built by Global Bus Ventures in Christchurch and a new Hyundai XCIENT.
Obayashi’s NZ office takes charge of a new Toyota Mirai.
September 2022
Toyota New Zealand and Obayashi Corporation announce an agreement to use Halcyon Power Ltd’s green hydrogen to refuel vehicles in the Toyota Hydrogen Project Car Share scheme
August 2022
Toyota Mirai refuelled at Halcyon Power Ltd’s production plant. Servicing completed for H2H Gateway Refueller.
May 2022
Halcyon Power Ltd’s parent partner Tūaropaki Trust takes possession of a new Hyundai NEXO for demonstration and data gathering purposes.
April 2022
First FCEV truck in New Zealand, a Hyundai XCIENT is refuelled at Halcyon Power Ltd.
March 2022
Halcyon provides hydrogen for new FCEV trials in New Zealand
January 2022
Commencement of wholesale vending of Hydrogen produced at Halcyon Power Ltd’s Mokai plant
December 2021
Completion of post commission due diligence
Official opening December 9
June 2021
Operations start
Plant operated at a range of capacities to collect data
March 2021
Halcyon Power Ltd’s green hydrogen plant commissioned after several months’ delay in getting four Hydrogenics engineers to the country and through MIQ
September 2020
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Energy and Resources Megan Woods visit plant during the 2020 election campaign
June 2020
Hydrogen plant landed on site, built by Hydrogenics in Belgium (now Cummins/Hydrogenics) installation work started
Delivery from Auckland delayed by about two months due to Covid-19 lockdown
January-July 2020
Plant foundation laid, office building, pavement works
September 2019
Site clearance and earth works begin
April 2019
Design work started for plant
November 2018
Halcyon Power Ltd established by the Trust and Corporation under the terms of a joint venture to research the development and viability of hydrogen production in NZ and the development of domestic and export markets
October 2018
NZ and Japan sign a Memorandum of Co-operation to foster the development of hydrogen technology between the two countries
December 2017
Memorandum of Understanding signed between Tuaropaki Trust and Obayashi Corporation Ltd to pilot the production of Hydrogen using renewable geothermal energy