Export hydrogen an opportunity from 100% renewable generation - Woods

Export hydrogen an opportunity from 100% renewable generation - Woods
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans Sept. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Hydrogen will play an important role in de-carbonising the New Zealand economy, but the bigger gain could be from the development of a new export fuel industry, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods says. Hydrogen is being investigated as a potential heavy trucking fuel, a low-carbon process heat option and a way of reducing emissions from natural gas use. It has also been touted as a means of storing surplus wind and solar energy. Woods told journalists today the value of a domestic hydrogen...

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