This Month
Ex-Santos exec fires up $425m waste-to-hydrogen plan
Greenhill Energy is preparing to raise capital for a multistage plant to turn waste into fertiliser, hydrogen and synthetic fuels.
- Simon Evans
This tiny plane could be the future of air travel
Air New Zealand has purchased its first electric plane – used to carry cargo, for now – and has the right to purchase almost two dozen more.
- Ayesha de Kretser
Australia needs tighter rules to boost green hydrogen, Turnbull warns
The ex-PM has launched a new industry standard, which execs say they need so they can charge the premium prices that will kickstart investment.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
- Opinion
- Opinion
Less hype, more hard work needed to realise hydrogen hopes
Hydrogen offers three big opportunities that should be grasped now, and realising them without undue hope or excessive long-term subsidies requires focused analysis and clear policies.
- Alison Reeve and Tony Wood
November
- Opinion
- Opinion
German court deals blow to hydrogen hopes
A shock court ruling has slashed funding for Germany’s ambitious plans in hydrogen, although the commitment to a big expansion in the use of the fuel remains.
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- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Fortescue’s true believers back green energy push
Andrew Forrest was preaching to the converted at his AGM. But investors who’ve won big on his iron ore success appear right behind his environmental push.
- James Thomson
Fortescue in billionaire bust-up with US tycoon Paul Tudor Jones
The company is accused of unethical and immoral conduct by one of the world’s richest men, after he was dumped as a co-investor in its clean energy projects.
- Peter Ker and Brad Thompson
Big hydrogen investors give dire project warning
Japan wants to invest in Australian hydrogen but industry players are worried about rising costs and inflation.
- Michael Smith
October
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- Iron ore
Rinehart buoyed by $222m Atlas iron ore dividend
Gina Rinehart has more ammunition to throw at her lithium pivot after banking $222 million from her Atlas Iron subsidiary.
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- Peter Ker
- Exclusive
- Japan
Gupta execs in talks with Japanese investors on Whyalla expansion
Liberty Primary Metals CEO Theuns Victor said Japanese investors had shown huge interest in the business’s transformation to carbon-neutral steelmaking.
- Michael Smith
Forrest ‘lost and lonely’, but on track for $240m US hydrogen funding
Fortescue’s green hydrogen project proposed for a remediated coal mine in Washington state is in line for huge subsidies from the Biden administration.
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- Matthew Cranston
Japanese giants challenged to prove ‘clean’ coal to hydrogen dream
Victorian minister Lily D’Ambrosio says a multi-billion dollar Japanese push to make hydrogen from La Trobe Valley coal must prove it can catch and store carbon.
- Elouise Fowler and Peter Ker
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Fortescue keeps faith in its green hydrogen unicorn hunt
Peter Coleman says buyers willing to sign up for 10-year green hydrogen contracts are like unicorns. But Fortescue’s Mark Hutchinson insists they are out there.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Opinion
We can’t afford the hydrogen debate to get bogged down
The scale and urgency of the net-zero transformation demands Australia adopt a technology-neutral, emissions-intensity focused hydrogen pathway that doesn’t exclude any fuels or technologies.
- Samantha McCulloch
- Sponsored
- Westpac
Pressure testing Australia’s hydrogen dream
Australia’s mighty push towards a clean hydrogen-powered future has been supercharged by optimism for its potential to solve the global decarbonisation challenge.
Sponsored
by Westpac
Getting to net-zero for heavy vehicles will be tough
While batteries may be best for passenger cars, heavy trucks will need hydrogen power to replace diesel and petrol.
- Tony Davis
Explorer looks to tap ‘natural’ hydrogen opportunity
Gold Hydrogen expects to start drilling for hydrogen this month in a project it hopes will replace some of South Australia’s energy production.
- Christopher Niesche
Australia’s window of opportunity narrowing for hydrogen dominance
There’s no shortage of hydrogen hype, but how realistic are expectations that Australia can become a green hydrogen superpower?
- Ronald Mizen
Hydrogen still in slow-burn phase ahead of take-off
The low-carbon hydrogen market remains tiny, and few expect much growth any time soon, but it’s still seen as vital to transition to net-zero.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Fortescue becomes lead investor in $600m electrolyser firm fundraising
The investment in Electric Hydrogen builds on the company’s plan to become a manufacturer of the electrolysers that split water into hydrogen and oxygen.
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- Peter Ker
