State of Hydrogen | Australia
Manufacturing, jobs, regional development and decarbonisation co-benefits
In addition to exporting hydrogen and its related energy carriers, the development of a hydrogen industry also provides an opportunity for Australia’s manufacturing sector, jobs, regional development and decarbonisation of the domestic economy. As the Commonwealth Government’s 2022 Annual Climate Change Statement to Parliament stated, “As new industries like hydrogen…emerge and grow, they will create demand for workers with both new and existing skills in renewable electricity generation manufacturing and many other sectors.
These industries will in turn become the new foundation of many regional economies and communities. For instance, the $3 billion investment by Fortescue Future Industries in their Gladstone electrolyser[2] manufacturing plant, means Australia will have one of the largest hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing plants in the world.
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