Tag: green hydrogen

ReNu Energy Limited said that as Tasmania moves closer to generating commercial-scale green hydrogen generation by 2025, Minister for Energy and Renewables Guy Barnett announced fresh funds to support domestic green hydrogen capability.

Australian manufacturer bp Australia has completed a feasibility study into the development of a large-scale green hydrogen production facility on the site of bp's old Kwinana oil refinery, with the potential to create up to 143 tonnes of zero-emission fuel a day. 

Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has collaborated with corporate advisor RFC Ambrian to establish a new company to commercialise electrolysis technology that the agency said can produce hydrogen with 30 per cent less electricity in a push to decarbonise heavy industry.

The Queensland Government will invest an additional $53.5 million through the Industry Partnership Program (IPP) to $415.5 million to aid more industries, including critical minerals processing, manufacturing, and product development.

Pact Group is selling half of its Crate Pooling business to Morrison & Co, a global infrastructure investment manager, in a bid to expand capabilities and boost reusable plastic crate operations. 

Northam, a town in Western Australia, is set to host one of the region's first end-to-end green hydrogen production systems aimed at supplying the domestic transport market.

The Federal Government has allocated $32.1 million to Rio Tinto through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to help the firm in establishing a hydrogen facility in Gladstone, Queensland. 

ReNu Energy Limited announced that its fully owned subsidiary Countrywide Hydrogen is nearing a final investment decision for its Tasmanian Green Hydrogen projects, with the selection of electrolyser, HRS, and construction contractor suppliers.

Two Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) bids from the University of Adelaide’s Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources have progressed to the next stage of the selection process for federal government funding. 

Metro Tasmania is set to conduct trials of three battery electric buses in Launceston and three hydrogen fuel cell electric buses in Hobart for up to three years, according to Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Michael Ferguson, with Foton Mobility as one of its suppliers.