Four global heavy-hitters line up for NZ green hydrogen

Four global heavy-hitters line up for NZ green hydrogen
Could aluminium workers like this at Tiwai Point smelter be making green hydrogen in future? (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
Four global-scale energy producers are lining up to assess the potential to produce ‘green’ hydrogen in Southland, using New Zealand’s largely renewably produced electricity.Japanese industrial giant Mitsui, British-based industrial gas company BOC, and two Australian energy producers with global clout – Fortescue Metals Group’s future industries division and Woodside Energy – have been shortlisted to produce proposals for the Southern Green Hydrogen project (SGH).SGH is a joint effort by Meridian Energy and...

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