The Western Australian government has released a refreshed Renewable Hydrogen Strategy for Western Australia, with a major focus on producing green products and value-adding to the state’s resources. The first update in five years, the Australian Renewable Hydrogen Strategy has a strong focus on using renewable hydrogen to produce green ammonia and green iron. And…
Electricity and gas supplier Origin Energy is to abandon its involvement in the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub in a blow for green hydrogen hopes in Australia. The company said it was exiting the proposed 55MW HVHH project and halting hydrogen plans because of uncertainty over the pace and timing of hydrogen market development, and the…
Bosch to start “new chapter” for startups at Clayton site Gavin Smith, the President of Robert Bosch (Australia), has shared news of the opening of a co-working space at the company. “For the last 10years we have enjoyed working closely with startups and scaleups in many different ways,” Smith posted on Monday morning on Linkedin.…
Australian green hydrogen developer Provaris Energy and Global Energy Storage have entered an agreement to develop a gaseous hydrogen import facility at the GES terminal in Rotterdam, Holland. GES is developing a multi-client, multi-product terminal in Rotterdam, able to import both refrigerated ammonia and compressed hydrogen, with redeliveries into barges, rail, truck and the H2…
What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to this site were reading. 5) Australian Vanadium produces first battery electrolyte Australian Vanadium has successfully produced its first high purity vanadium electrolyte, ready for use in vanadium redox flow batteries. Production follows the commissioning of the company’s vanadium electrolyte manufacturing facility in Perth in December.…
Fortescue has become the first to demonstrate the use of ammonia, in combination with diesel in the combustion process, as a marine fuel. The demonstration, in the Port of Singapore, was achieved by the Singapore-flagged ammonia-powered vessel, the Fortescue Green Pioneer (pictured). Working with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research…
WOA sells Dirty Clean Food to Jay Albany Wide Open Agriculture is to sell its Dirty Clean Food business to its CEO Jay Albany through his holding company DCF Global. DCF aligns production, manufacturing and distribution to support and grow regenerative farming and regenerative farmers in Western Australia. The deal, work $1.5 million, will enable…
Legrand Group announces acquisition of New Zealand’s Mechanical Support Systems Electrical equipment company Legrand has announced its acquisition of Mechanical Support Systems (MSS), a New-Zealand based company that offers cable management solutions for the electrical and mechanical sectors. MSS’ services include cable containment manufacturing, supply, installation and design, as well as bespoke fabrication. “While we are…
The federal and Western Australian governments have finalised a $140 million agreement to support construction of a hydrogen hub in the Pilbara in Western Australia. The Pilbara Hydrogen Hub is planned as a major centre for hydrogen production and export, with the potential to become an international gateway to Australian-made green steel and iron. The…
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group has pressed ‘go’ on three green hydrogen projects in Australia and internationally to cost a collective $1.14 billion (US$750 million) over the next three years. The company’s board announced final investment decision had been reached on two green energy projects including one planned for Gladstone, Queensland and a green metals…
