Release date: 11/05/2023
Premier Peter Malinauskas has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to invest $2 billion in hydrogen energy, which underscores the importance of South Australia’s world-leading plans for the renewable energy technology.
The Premier is currently overseas visiting Germany and the Netherlands on a trade mission focussed on green hydrogen.
On Thursday, the Premier will address the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam about South Australia’s world-leading plans for green hydrogen.
In last night’s Federal Budget, the Commonwealth announced a $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart program, focussed on investing in producing and exporting hydrogen energy.
The State Government is forging ahead with plans to build a world-leading hydrogen power plant, electrolyser and storage facility in Whyalla.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers specifically highlighted in his budget speech last night the opportunities of green steel production in Whyalla in South Australia.
A global market call for the State Government’s hydrogen plan has attracted 29 proposals from across the world, with a detailed and complex evaluation process now underway with a view to awarding contracts early in the second half of 2023.
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Attributable to Peter Malinauskas
South Australia has world-leading plans for green hydrogen and it is great to see the Federal Government demonstrate its confidence by investing $2 billion in the technology.
It is clear hydrogen is going to be an integral part of the world’s future energy needs, and this represents an incredible opportunity for South Australia.
The world is interested in what we are doing in South Australia and Thursday’s speech to the World Hydrogen Summit in Rotterdam will be an important opportunity to present our vision.