New Zealand is touting a green hydrogen economy, but it will face big environmental and cultural hurdles
- Written by: David Dempsey, Senior lecturer, University of Canterbury
Graeme Robertson/Getty ImagesIn its plan to retool the economy, the New Zealand government highlighted green hydrogen as a game-changing fuel. It can indeed be used to make climate-friendly fertilisers and steel or to power some modes of transport that aren’t suited to batteries.
But to provide a buffer against the volatility of overseas...