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South Australian Government Releases Hydrogen Action Plan

South Australia Hydrogen Action Plan

South Australia’s Marshall Government has taken the wraps off its plan for making the state a major green hydrogen producer and exporter. [Read more…]

Jaws Drop: Alan Finkel Talks Hydrogen From Fossil Fuels At Clean Energy Summit

(Video Credit: Kevin Warner via LinkedIn)

By now, it won’t surprise readers to know Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel’s enthusiasm for hydrogen continues unabated. At the end of July, he took to the stage at the Clean Energy Summit with the message that without it, the world will have trouble replacing fossil fuels in the accelerating timetable we face. [Read more…]

Labor’s Hydrogen Plan Is A Lead Zeppelin

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Why Australia Is Unlikely To Ever Export Large Quantities Of Hydrogen

As Michael reported this week, Labor has announced in a media release that, if elected, they will spend $3 million building a “National Hydrogen Innovation Hub” in Gladstone and make over $1 billion available in loans for to develop hydrogen production.  Labor also say they will remove regulatory barriers and make research into hydrogen production, storage, and transport a priority . [Read more…]

It’s A Gas : Labor’s $1 Billion National Hydrogen Plan

National Hydrogen Plan

Federal Labor announced yesterday that under a Labor government,  $1.14 billion would be invested under a National Hydrogen Plan to make Australia a global leader in the growing hydrogen industry. [Read more…]

Community Renewables, Hydrogen Get A Boost In Victoria

Community renewable energy - Victoria

Image: Plonk66

The Victorian Government issued several energy-related announcements yesterday relating to community renewables, a new hydrogen program and simplifying comparing energy deals. [Read more…]

Why Spending $100m On Coal To Hydrogen Project Is Stupid

coal to hydrogen madness

Dumb and Dumber: Federal and Victorian governments spending $50 million each on Japanese coal to hydrogen project.

The Federal and Victorian Governments are spending $100 million building a Japanese coal to hydrogen demonstration plant.  That’s $50 million each.  Before any of you get upset at the cost, I’ll mention I originally thought it was $500 million, so we’re already $400 million better off than I thought we were a few hours ago.  At this rate I’m sure coal to hydrogen will be making money for the average Australian in no time.  And in other news, monkeys may fly out of my butt. [Read more…]

Victorian Hydrogen Refuelling Station Will Use Wind And Solar Power

Waste collection truck - hydrogen, solar, wind

Waste collection trucks to be powered by rain, wind and sun | Image: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 3.0

Victoria’s Moreland City Council has received government funding for an ambitious project to transition its diesel-fuelled waste trucks to hydrogen extracted using wind and solar power.

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The Refreshed Tesla Model 3 Is A Damn Fine Car – With One Major Elon Error

A refreshed Tesla Model 3 next to a Challenger tank.

Tired of filling your tank?  Go electric!

Last weekend I drove to Naracoorte to check out some holes in the ground.  While this may not sound exciting, what made it special was driving there in a brand new “refreshed” Tesla Model 3.

In almost every way but one, the car was great.  Perhaps even amazing.  However, tragically, I’m unable to give it the coveted title of totes amazeballs.  This is due to one annoying penny-pinching design choice I will heartily complain about later.  I’ll hold off for now because there are far too many miserable bastards on the internet and I’d much rather go straight to telling you how cool it was using it to tool around South Australia. [Read more…]

Sungrow Struts With Eye-Popping Inverter Shipments

Sungrow inverters and batteries

Chinese inverter and battery storage giant Sungrow says it achieved “unprecedented” revenues and profits last year. [Read more…]

Safer Electric Vehicles For Australia With AVAS

Electric vehicle AVAS

It’s official – an Australian design rule to make new electric vehicles safer will come into play from November 2025. [Read more…]

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