Seven companies, including BHP Nickel West, Woodside, and Engie Renewables Australia, have made the shortlist for a share of $70 million in hydrogen funding on offer from ARENA.
By the end of this year, Santos will complete a study on producing hydrogen from Cooper Basin natural gas, and make a final investment decision on carbon capture and storage at its Moomba gas plant.
The backers of a project that would export electricity from Darwin to Singapore have made their first EPBC referral, while WA's energy minister has expressed doubts about the viability of sub-sea cables exporting power to Asia.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has received 36 expressions of interest for funding through its $70 million renewable hydrogen funding program, the agency announced today.