Although some scientific papers have criticised blue hydrogen, others have concluded it can potentially have low lifecycle emissions, professor Alan Finkel said today.
The Clean Energy Regulator is trialling a carbon intensity certification scheme with 17 hydrogen projects that are under development by companies including Fortescue, Santos, BP, Engie, Incitec Pivot and Jemena.
The Port of Geelong has made an environmental referral for a $130 million facility that would produce hydrogen and nitrogen from imported green ammonia.
The Western Australian government is planning a scheme that would require electricity retailers in the state to source some of their power from renewable hydrogen-fuelled generators.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced two grants each worth $41 million to support the development of hydrogen hubs in the NSW Hunter Valley, building on a previous Budget commitment.
On the campaign trail, Scott Morrison has named the beneficiaries of more than $0.5 billion in federal funding for hydrogen and CCS developments in the Northern Territory and Queensland, including an enhanced oil recovery project.
A Western Australian council is considering using solar power and landfill gas to power an electrolyser that would produce hydrogen using the waste facility's leachate as feedwater.
Instead of sourcing ammonia made from fossil gas as it currently does, Orica's Yarwun explosives plant is working toward using green ammonia produced nearby, under a proposal announced today.