Snowy Hydro CEO Paul Broad’s rejection of Labor’s vision for the controversial Kurri Kurri power station in NSW to be the world’s first to run on three fuels – gas, diesel and hydrogen – from day one was a key point of tension leading to his resignation last week.
On top of solving this huge technical puzzle, the lack of availability of green hydrogen and its cost should it be available are further challenges for Snowy as it struggles to meet the Albanese government’s stipulation that the power generator in the Hunter Valley run from the outset on the emerging clean fuel.