How the planned ‘hydrogen hub’ near Whyalla could help Australia’s gas crisis

Soaring power and gas prices have put the national spotlight on energy but, even before the current crisis, big business and governments had begun turning their attention to hydrogen as one of the answers to meet the demand for clean and reliable energy.Key points:The SA government has committed $593 million over four years to creating a hydrogen facility in WhyallaThe facility will allow the state to produce and store hydrogen energyExperts say hydrogen could form an important part of Australia’s energy mix and help reduce our reliance on gasClean energy experts say a hydrogen project near Whyalla on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula could help to provide answers to how the process of making and storing hydrogen energy can best be done.Program director for energy and climate change at the Grattan Institute, Tony Wood, said one of the main benefits of the project would be to really…

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