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Iberdrola to invest more than €1.1B to build a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Australia; Bell Bay Powerfuels

Green Car Congress

Iberdrola Australia and Australia-based hydrogen developer ABEL Energy will build a green hydrogen and green methanol production plant at Bell Bay in northern Tasmania (Australia). To this end, the company has a project portfolio of 2,400 MW in different regions, mainly in Spain, the United States and Australia.

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Australia, which won COP26’s booby prize, greenlights offshore wind

Electrek

Australia has the world’s highest uptake of rooftop solar, but it also has a huge dependency on coal. And the country just threw open the door to another clean energy source: offshore wind. On Thursday, its Parliament passed a law that establishes a regulatory framework for offshore wind power.

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Construction officially starts on the largest wind farm in Australia

Electrek

Construction has started on the 1,026-megawatt (MW) MacIntyre Wind Precinct , the largest wind farm to ever be built in Australia. It’s also one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere. The post Construction officially starts on the largest wind farm in Australia appeared first on Electrek.

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Eneos opens demo plant in Australia to produce MCH liquid organic hydrogen carrier

Green Car Congress

ENEOS Corporation has constructed a demonstration plant in Brisbane, Australia, to produce methylcyclohexane (MCH), a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), using its proprietary low-cost electrochemical synthesis of organic hydride method Direct MCH. Earlier post.) The plant will begin operation this month.

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Australia has no offshore wind power, but that’s about to change

Electrek

Australia is about to get its first offshore wind farms. The three projects will consist of two floating wind farms and one fixed-bottom wind farm, with a total installed capacity of 4.3 more… The post Australia has no offshore wind power, but that’s about to change appeared first on Electrek.

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Australia officially launches its offshore wind industry

Electrek

Australia’s federal government has declared its first offshore wind farm zone. The post Australia officially launches its offshore wind industry appeared first on Electrek. It’s off Victoria’s south coast, in the southeastern region of the country.

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New Australia Lithium Mine For Ford, LG, & Tesla Lithium To Be Powered By Giant Off-Grid Solar, Wind, & Battery Project

CleanTechnica EVs

Australia is a top source of lithium for EV batteries. Now we’ve got news of a major lithium mine in Australia using batteries as well as solar and wind energy in order to mine more cleanly and — importantly for the miners — […]. Much of the world’s lithium used for such purposes comes from there.