On Thursday 6 October the Chamber hosted a breakfast forum on the future of hydrogen, bringing together experts from government and industry in both Australia and the Netherlands to debunk the perceptions and myths around hydrogen and to look at its role in reaching carbon-neutral goals — with a particular focus on green energy trade between the two countries.
Hugo Klijn, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Australia, opened the morning. Chris Shaw, Deputy Director-General Hydrogen at the Department of Energy and Public Works, spoke on the development of key infrastructure, the recently signed agreement with the Port of Rotterdam, and Gladstone as a case study.
Stefan Augustin, Director Investment Europe at Trade and Investment Queensland, covered the rise of hydrogen as a fuel, Germany as a case study for investment and trade — particularly the HySupply agreement — and the lessons for the Netherlands. Dr John Roles of the University of Queensland, project director for the Lavo/Nedstack facility at Springfield, closed with the good, the bad and the ugly of hydrogen and a look at Australia’s first hydrogen fuel cell production facility.
A panel discussion and Q&A followed, with networking over breakfast to finish.
