Govt takes $20m stake in Ballance hydrogen project

Govt takes $20m stake in Ballance hydrogen project
Gavin Evans
The government is investing almost $20 million for a stake in the green-hydrogen project being developed at Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ Kapuni plant.Ballance and partner Hiringa Energy are planning to install four wind turbines near the plant to provide a renewable electricity supply for the operation and to power a series of electrolysers to produce high-purity hydrogen from water.The hydrogen would be used either as feedstock for the plant or to supply zero-emission trucking fuel in the region.Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters announced the $...

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