On 26 July, Minister Chris Bowen spoke to the Australian Business Council at the Australian Embassy in Japan, highlighting the longstanding energy relationship between the two countries and the shared goal of net-zero by 2050. The minister said Australia is…
On 28 June 2023, The Mornington Peninsula News, published an article, “Friends Petition Aims to Stop Hydrogen Project”. In the article, Friends of the Earth’s Freya Leonard continues to quote discredited Australia Institute analysis of the carbon intensity of HESC…
Minister Madeleine King spoke in support of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the World Mining Congress in Brisbane on 26 June 2023. She said, “Carbon capture and storage is one of the biggest opportunities for emissions reduction in…
The Financial Times has released an article, backed by the Global CCS Institute and International Energy Agency, clarifying the common misunderstandings of carbon capture and storage (CCS). It confirms that CCS is a proven, long-term, safe, and commercially viable…
Japan Suiso Energy (JSE) and the J-Power-Sumitomo JV (JPSC-JV) provide the following response to an article by Peter Hannam in The Guardian on April 11, 2023. InvestmentThe HESC project will bring significant inbound investment into the State of Victoria.The Japanese…
In an interview with the Gippsland Times, Dr Matthias Raab, chief executive of the CO2CRC – Australia’s leading research body for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) said that the process of CCUS is not theory up for debate, it…
An Australian joint venture between Japanese organisations J-Power and Sumitomo Corporation (JPSC JV) has been selected as the preferred hydrogen provider to Japan Suiso Energy (JSE). The clean hydrogen gas will be produced in Gippsland, Victoria and JSE will liquify…
Australia’s most advanced clean hydrogen project, the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project in Victoria, has entered the commercial demonstration phase with the commitment of JPY220 billion approximately AUD$2.1 billion, in funding from the Japanese Government’s Green Innovation Fund. The…
What is a guarantee of origin scheme: The purpose of a global Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme is to provide key information about the carbon intensity of hydrogen produced along with method and location of production. It will enable transparency…
What is Carbon Capture and Storage: Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a tried and tested process where carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial processes is captured and stored securely in rock formations deep underground. Typically, these formations previously stored oil…
Coal-fired power stations, known as thermal power stations, are being phased out in Australia, as they approach their end of life and because their CO2 emissions are not compatible with our net zero commitments. At the same time, the governments…
As part of the HESC Project’s commitment to maintaining the marine biodiversity of Hastings, the project engaged environmental consultants RPS Group, Consulting Environmental Engineers Pty Ltd and Biofouling Management Services to assess the risk of invasive marine species introductions (IMS)…