Hope or hype? NZ needs to be realistic about the clean energy potential of green hydrogen

  • Written by: Ian Mason, Adjunct Senior Fellow in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury
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The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users in the 2024 budget, make a transition to the much-lauded energy technology increasingly less certain.

The government had invested $6.5 million for the purchase of up to 25...

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