
Australian researchers claim ‘giant leap’ in technology to produce affordable renewable hydrogen
Hysata chief executive officer Paul Barrett and chief technology officer Gerry Swiegers with the company’s capillary-fed electrolysis cell. Photograph: Mark Newsham Australian researchers claim to have made a “giant leap” in lifting the efficiency of electrolysers, bringing forward the time when green hydrogen will be competitive with fossil fuels as an energy source. Hysata, a company using technology developed at the University of Wollongong, said its patented capillary-fed


Australia spending billions on new gas pipelines that may end up worthless stranded assets
Australia’s building boom comes amid $485.8bn in pipeline construction activity globally A liquefied natural gas project site. A Global Energy Monitor report says there are are 600km of pipelines currently under construction and 12,200km of proposed new infrastructure across Australia. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Australia is spending billions to build thousands of kilometres of new gas pipelines that may end up worthless stranded assets as the world moves to deal with