Monday, 14 December 2020, 12:35 pm
Last week’s joint announcement of a $2million
feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large
scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower
South Island by Mike Fuge and Neal Barclay, the respective
CEO’s of Contact Energy and Meridian Energy, is the first
important step into what could possibly be an
intergenerational opportunity for New Zealand, says Dr.
Linda Wright, CEO of the New Zealand Hydrogen
Association.
“The announced potential closure of the
Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has resulted in unparalleled
interest in the role that hydrogen can play in helping to
meet and decarbonise New Zealand’s future energy needs, as