The government is putting another $150 million towards hydrogen industry hubs as it burnishes its environment credentials ahead of a UN conference.
Australia’s richest man has applied for mining exploration leases in the Gascoyne and Kimberley which covers about 91,650 square kilometres of land in proximity to proposed hydrogen and renewable energy projects.
Carbon capture and storage will for the first time be included in the investment strategy of Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency after a controversial change to its remit.
British energy giant BP and Macquarie Capital are assessing plans to transform the former site of Australia’s largest oil refinery into a clean-energy hub.
Zero-emissions hydrogen will be made available for fuel-cell trucks,buses and cars across NSW for the first time next year.
The Western Green Energy Hub would comprise of wind and solar power over 15,000 square kilometres producing 50 gigawatts of hybrid wind and solar power.
It’s not easy being green:a globally significant renewables project also represents a risk of continuous and catastrophic spills of a highly toxic ammonia mix.
The emissions-intensive alumninium industry is investigating green production techniques and a new initiative from Rio Tinto has gained government support.
CSIRO and Ampol have funded a new company to develop hydrogen batteries that could replace diesel generators in remote off-grid areas.
Toowoomba and Gladstone will be the sites of the latest technology clusters set up to drive take-up of hydrogen technology,with the Queensland government contributing $100,000.
Researchers are spotlighting tiny particles called POMs,whose special properties could mean they will have a huge impact on clean energy technology in the near future.