Rio Tinto s aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point with Bluff in the background. But for Canny, the shock lasted just moments. His mind quickly switched to potential opportunities, in particular green hydrogen. Canny had circled green hydrogen as a possible industry for Southland from as far back as 2008. Venture Southland - now called Great South - was a foundation member of the New Zealand Hydrogen Association, with Canny leading the way. Invercargill-based transport company, HWR Richardson Group, was another foundation member. Green hydrogen is a fuel produced by the electrolysis of water using renewable electricity. The appeal is its potential to help reduce carbon emissions.
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
Press Release – New Zealand Hydrogen Association Last weeks 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 CEOs of Contact Energy …
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.
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