The SA government has committed to building a 'hydrogen hub' on the state's Eyre Peninsula. So what is being proposed, and how could it be used to help our energy-hungry world?
Chief executive of the newly created Office of Hydrogen Power SA, Sam Crafter, said there was no time to waste and the facility should be operating by the end of 2025.
"If there's an alternative, such as just using electricity in the first place, then that will almost always be a preferable thing to do, because it will be cheaper," he said. That's why there is a lot of talk about using hydrogen instead of coal for steel manufacturing, or what's called green steel.Associate Professor of energy economics at the University of Adelaide, Liam Wagner, said that could also be a benefit to the hydrogen plant near Whyalla, given there is a steelworks nearby.
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