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Could Australia be the new green hydrogen superpower?

Storage tanks at the construction site of China's first solar green hydrogen pilot project

Storage tanks at the construction site of China's first solar green hydrogen pilot project Source: Getty / VCG

Labor has committed to making Australia a green hydrogen superpower with an investment of two billion dollars to a fund set to drive down production costs. But the Energy Minister has rejected suggestions billionaire Andrew Forrest, a leading investor of the emerging technology, will be the biggest winner of the program.


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Labor has committed to making Australia a green hydrogen superpower with an investment of two billion dollars to a fund set to drive down production costs. But the Energy Minister has rejected suggestions billionaire Andrew Forrest, a leading investor of the emerging technology, will be the biggest winner of the program.


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