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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s latest gas inquiry found that Australian manufacturers were mitigating the impacts of increased gas costs by implementing changes to their businesses. ACC chairman Rod Sims, in an exclusive interview with the ABC last week, linked increased gas prices to the gas industry misleading governments into approving massive gas … Continue reading Gas prices forcing manufacturers to change business processes →

Gladstone has been selected as the location for The Hydrogen Utility’s (H2U) latest project, a multi-billion dollar chemical complex for industrial-scale production of green hydrogen and ammonia. “A project of this scale requires a large, accessible site, where complex industrial processing can occur,” Minister for State Development, Cameron Dick, said. “With green hydrogen and ammonia … Continue reading Gigawatt-scale hydrogen and ammonia plant to be built in Gladstone →

Yara Pilbara Fertilisers has been awarded $995,000 for a feasibility study to explore the potential to produce renewable hydrogen at industrial scale at its liquid ammonia production facility in the Pilbara, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced. The renewable hydrogen produced at the $700 million liquid ammonia production facility will displace 30,000 tonnes … Continue reading Ammonia plant to produce renewable hydrogen →

Australia and Japan will cooperate to deploy hydrogen power, after signing a joint statement in Melbourne on Friday. “Australia is building a hydrogen production base to foster domestic growth and meet future export demand in Japan and the region,” Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan said. Australia and Japan have a history of … Continue reading Australia, Japan commit to hydrogen cooperation →

The West Australian government has awarded $1.68 million to feasibility studies for the production and use of renewable hydrogen. The funding comes from the Renewable Hydrogen Fund, and covers projects that investigate the use of hydrogen alongside natural gas as an energy source for industrial projects. “These feasibility studies will facilitate significant private sector investment … Continue reading WA commits to research into hydrogen and natural gas blending →

A research centre at Deakin University’s campus in Warrnambool, Victoria, will develop solution to decarbonise trucking in partnership with Australian truck manufacturer, Kenworth. The centre will focus on the role that hydrogen can play as an alternative fuel source for freight truck. The $20 million HyceL@Warrnambool research and testing site will bring together industry and … Continue reading Centre for hydrogen-powered trucking opens in Warrnambool →

A joint project by Australian scientists has found a way to produce hydrogen using iron and nickel as catalysts, potentially speeding up the hydrogen manufacturing process while significantly cutting costs. The team, from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Swinburne University of Technology, and Griffith University set out to demonstrate how to split hydrogen … Continue reading Iron and nickel used as catalysts for hydrogen →

As Australia grapples with how to develop its own hydrogen industry, an Austrian partnership has begun operating a green hydrogen plant to replace fossil fuels in steel production. The plant has a capacity to produce over 6 megawatts in a CO2 neutral manner, to power voestalpine’s steel manufacturing in Linz. The facility utilises the world’s … Continue reading Austrian metal manufacturer utilises hydrogen for green steel →

The Australian government has committed funding to develop the nation’s hydrogen industry, following the release of chief scientist Alan Finkel’s report into the potential of the energy source for Australia. $370 million from the budgets of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will go towards developing technology to extract … Continue reading $370m earmarked for developing hydrogen industry →

Hydrogen will play a key role in the transition to a planet the runs on clean energy, but scaling up production is a major challenge currently facing the world’s engineers, investors, and governments, according to Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel. At the World Engineers Convention 2019, Finkel and Paul Durrant, head of innovation strategies at … Continue reading Is hydrogen the fuel of the future? →

The first pilot project for the mass creation of hydrogen from coal for export has broken ground in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria. Conducted by a consortium of Japanese industry heavyweights, including Kawasaki Heavy Industry, J-Power, Iwatani Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and Marubeni Corporation, the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) pilot, will lay the groundwork for a … Continue reading First test for hydrogen to provide new export energy source →

An industry sector powered by renewable energy, and zero-carbon manufacturing could lead to coal-free steel. This would lead to a jobs-rich, low-carbon economy, climate think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE) said. “Switching from fossil fuels to renewables is a no-brainer for industries wanting to boost competitiveness, provide long-term job security for workers, or grow their business … Continue reading Think tank calls for green manufacturing →

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced two grants to ammonia manufacturers to produce renewable ammonia through the use of hydrogen. The first grant, of $1.9 milion to Queensland Nitrates Pty Ltd (QNP) will allow the company assess the feasibility of the constructing and operating a renewable ammonia plant at its current facility near … Continue reading Renewable hydrogen a feedstock for ammonia manufacturing →

With the federal government announcing measures to reduce the price of electricity and gas for industrial consumers, the manufacturing industry confronts a number of alternate pathways to a green energy future. Connor Pearce reports. When the federal government announced on August 6 that is was going to act to reduce gas prices across Australia, a … Continue reading Flicking the switch to a powered manufacturing sector →

Atlassian founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has announced he will look into personally funding a future Australian steel manufacturing sector, driven by renewable hydrogen. Outlining his investment in a $25 billion solar farm in northern Australia and a cable to connect the energy to Singapore, Cannon-Brookes highlighted that the energy produced by the solar panels could be … Continue reading Mike Cannon-Brookes looks to solar-powered steel →

Work towards developing a hydrogen industry in Western Australia is now able to gain support from the $10 million Renewable Hydrogen Fund. Projects which range from feasibility studies, demonstration, or capital works are able to apply for grants for between $300,000 to $3m. “Renewable hydrogen could be the next big job-creating industry for Western Australia, … Continue reading Grants to develop hydrogen strategy in WA →

Demonstrating the growing capability of electric vehicles, Toyota Motor Corporation has announced that the fleet moving the staff of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 will be almost entirely electric. Combining hybrid electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, plug in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles, some of the vehicles are … Continue reading Toyota assembles electric fleet for 2020 Games →

Hydrogen’s potential to compliment traditional energy sources is getting greener, with gas company BOC to produce green hydrogen from renewable energy at its Bulwer Island gas facility in Brisbane. Using existing industrial gas equipment and infrastructure, the project will utilise a 220kW electrolyser and a 100kW solar array to manufacture 2400 kg of renewable hydrogen … Continue reading Queensland invests in green hydrogen for vehicles and industrial supply →

Fitting together the pieces of the hydrogen puzzle, as Alison Reeve, taskforce leader of Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy, puts it, will take more than commitments from governments, it requires customers. At a session conducted as part of the Australian Clean Energy Summit, panel members discussed the future of hydrogen in Australia, both as an export … Continue reading Growing hydrogen’s potential to be more than just hot air →

On either side of Australia, announcements on July 18 and 19 pointed towards the growth of hydrogen as a potential energy source for local and international consumption. In Western Australia, the WA government launched its Renewable Hydrogen Strategy while opening Canadian energy company ATCO’s Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Jandakot, south of Perth. The Western … Continue reading Hydrogen’s potential as an energy source continues to expand →