One of Japan’s major general trading firms, ITOCHU Corporation (ITOCHU), recently announced an MOU with one of Australia’s largest clean hydrogen projects, Australian Future Energy (AFE).
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The Australian government has rejected proposals for a $36 billion wind, solar, and hydrogen energy complex in a remote region of Western Australia, thereby killing one of the world’s largest green energy projects.
Australia and Germany have agreed to invest in developing a clean hydrogen supply chain between the two countries, which might eventually result in Australia exporting renewable hydrogen fuel to Germany.
According to Wood Mackenzie, low-carbon hydrogen could become a US$50 billion to US$90 billion export business for Australia by 2050.
Long reliant on coal to make electricity, Australia is increasingly looking to renewable sources like wind and solar. But generating reliable, renewable power demands shoring up the grid when the breeze won’t blow and the sun won’t shine — and natural gas power is an efficient dispatchable power that can backstop these sources, and help immediately reduce emissions from coal-fired power.
Hyundai Engineering has signed an MOU with six partners on the development of green hydrogen production technologies. The partners include POSCO, the North Gyeongsang Province government, the Uljin County Office, the Pohang Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology (RIST), and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute.
Iwatani, a Japanese gas supplier, wants to open an office in Brisbane, Australia’s west coast, in July, with the goal of accelerating the expansion of its hydrogen supply chain.
Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are collaborating to determine whether hydrogen may be used in place…
Australia and Singapore will collaborate on a $30 million project to expedite the use of low-emission fuels and technology such…
A new Australian hydrogen energy storage firm, Endua, has emerged to build sustainable, reliable, and economical power at a moment’s…
