SA bets on a hydrogen-fuelled future - Government NewsSouth Australia is well placed to lead the energy transition with a major program of work to position it as a green iron and steel powerhouse, a renewable energy conference heard. The CEO of SA’s Office of Hydrogen Power Sam Crafter provided an overview of the state’s vision of its place in a post-carbon world at the Smart Energy Conference in Sydney last week.
The other opportunity South Australia is focusing on, Mr Crafter said, is green iron, made with hydrogen produced by renewable energy. He said steel production using fossil fuels currently produces 2 tonnes of Co2 for every tonne of steel produced, and accounts for up to nine per cent of global emissions.Work to get a hydrogen industry up and running in the state has been underway since 2017, with the release its Hydrogen Roadmap.“Consecutive governments have taken up the opportunity which is very helpful for us in the public service, so we have a whole range of work ,” Mr Crafter said.“That includes an export modelling tool, an action plan, and a study done with the Port of Rotterdam (in The Netherlands) into transporting derivative products from South Australia to Europe, which shows it can be done economically.”
So much momentum in SA. We are at the right place, we just need to secure that partner, mining license and watch the fireworks play out. GoOooo MGT!!
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