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…
Green hydrogen project developer ReNu Energy has has entered into a binding Grant Deed with the Tasmanian Government for the award of up to $8 million for its Tasmanian green hydrogen project, to be paid on delivery of green hydrogen to customers. The funding is being made available through the Tasmanian Government’s Green Hydrogen Price…
Mining and green hydrogen developer Iron Road has received Foreign Investment Review Board approval for its giant Cape Hardy hydrogen and metals manufacturing project on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. FIRB approval unlocks $4.5 million payments from its partner AMP Energy, with an initial $1.5 million Cape Hardy milestone payment from Amp Energy received,…
On Friday Germany and Australia pledged $660 million to help create a green hydrogen export supply chain to Europe. At the same time UNSW Sydney researchers have released a first report exploring the feasibility of collaboration on exporting hydrogen and green metals – here is the executive summary of their study. The global steel industry…
Australia and Germany have signed a deal to deepen cooperation on an Australia/Germany green hydrogen supply chain through a $660 million H2Global funding window to guarantee European buyers for Australia’s hydrogen. The two countries agreed to elevate their existing Energy Partnership to an Energy and Climate Partnership, advancing joint work in climate action and cooperation,…
The federal government has released its new hydrogen strategy, describing it as “a comprehensive formal review and update” of the 2019 version and coming as Australia boasts one of the largest pipelines of projects for any nation. In a statement from energy minister Chris Bowen on Friday, the updated document was described as a blueprint…
By Peter Roberts Both major political parties should hang their heads in shame for allowing Australia’s value-adding manufacturing sector to sink to become such a small share of our economy. No single party is responsible for us being the least complex economy among advanced nations, however a special place is held by the Liberal-National coalition…
Birdon progresses new boats for the Netherlands Birdon Group is progressing the build of Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) for the Netherlands Army, with six Birdon BEBs in the final stages of assembly and delivery scheduled for the end of September. Birdon just performed a sea trial on the first boat – hull number 007 (pictured)…
Green hydrogen produced by electrolysis remains expensive right now, but Hazer Group offers a promising alternative – it is transforming biogas waste into hydrogen and graphite. By Glenn Corrie. The hydrogen sector is at a crossroads, as the recent pullback by Fortescue underscored a critical truth: green hydrogen, while promising, is currently too expensive and…
The South Australian government’s $593 million hydrogen fuelled power station is moving ahead with tenders closing on Monday for early stage civil works at Port Bonython, near the industrial city of Whyalla on Spencer Gulf. The world’s first power station to run on renewable hydrogen, the facility will feature 250MWe of electrolysers powering 200MW of…