The Gartner Hype Cycle (see below) has gotten a workout during the current generative AI boom. It can be an interesting framework to superimpose on the progress of any new technology that attracts a surge of interest. For the green hydrogen industry, SolidHydrogen CEO Philippe Odouard says the peak was probably about two years ago.…
Sydney startup SolidHydrogen and South Korea’s EN2CORE Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aiming to demonstrate their combined technologies for producing and storing hydrogen in a “pilot at scale”. SolidHydrogen is developing metal hydrides, a type of alloy, to “store, purify, and compress hydrogen at a fraction of the cost of existing technologies”. EN2CORE…
Conflux Technology has revealed that it is part of Airbus’s ZEROe, with the Geelong-headquartered business contributing development of additively-manufactured heat exchangers for the hydrogen-electric aviation project. According to a statement from Conflux on Tuesday, its heat exchanger plays a critical role in thermal regulation within ZEROe’s fuel cell systems. The company said its exchanger was…
A new project involving Monash University is developing a “a semi-pilot membrane system” to make transporting hydrogen easier. Researchers are making use of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) liquids that can safely store hydrogen, which are not new, but are developing a way of efficiently extracting hydrogen from LOHCs like methylcyclohexane, which is. According to…
Hydrogen storage startup Carbon280 launched its Hydrilyte Technology Pilot Plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, which aims to prove its technology at an industrially-relevant scale. According to a statement from the company on Monday, the pilot is a 100 kilowatt prototype at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6. The pilot and a lab onsite are funded via…
Archer partners with IMEC on Biochip ASX-listed semiconductor developer Archer Materials has signed a contract to work with R&D organisation Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) on the product development of its biosensor. According to a statement from Archer, IMEC will trial the use of silicon-based devices such as ion-selective field effect transistors alongside Archer’s graphene devices.…
Turquoise Group, a Darra, Brisbane company commercialising a plasma-based process to make low-cost graphene and hydrogen out of methane gas, has begun bulk sales of graphene powder. CEO Sam Taubert (pictured) said in a statement on Tuesday that sales have “put Turquoise and Australia at the forefront of the rapidly growing global graphene sector, with…
The NSW government has announced a $650,000 grant to the University of Wollongong (UoW) supporting research into hydrogen pipeline safety, mentioning the university as “the only institution in Australia” capable of conducting “this type of hydrogen pipeline testing”. According to a statement from NSW industry minister Anoulack Chanthivong (pictured) on Monday, the two-year research program…
Calix has executed a $44.9 million grant agreement with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to build a green iron demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology, according to an announcement on Thursday. The demonstration plant will have a targeted capacity to produce 30,000 tonnes per annum of hydrogen direct reduced iron or hot briquetted…
By Alison Reeve, Grattan Institute As the world looks for ways to tackle climate change, Australia has invested heavily in green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is shaping as the best option to strip carbon emissions from some industrial processes, such as iron-making and ammonia production. But making the dream a reality in Australia is proving difficult.…