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This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Sparc Technologies.

Sparc fires up following three-way hydrogen tie-in

This week’s Bulls N’ Bears Runner of the Week is … Sparc Technologies. The company is developing new-age hydrogen technology using sunlight.

  • Craig Nolan

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Japanese firm Kawasaki Heavy Industries has withdrawn from plan to create “clean” hydrogen from brown coal sourced from the Latrobe Valley.

Multibillion-dollar plan to convert coal into ‘clean’ hydrogen falters

The controversial plan was billed as a lifeline for the Latrobe Valley’s ageing brown coal industry.

  • Bianca Hall and Nick Toscano
This cave lies a few kilometres from the proposed ammonia production plant and storage facility.

WA’s $100 billion ‘green’ project will destroy ‘spectacular hidden world’: scientists

A $100 billion wind, solar and hydrogen project has been proposed for Western Australia. But scientists say it will destroy an irreplaceable and precious area.

  • Emma Young
The Western Green Energy Hub has lodged plans to build the world’s biggest renewables hub in Western Australia.

World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert

Donald Trump’s US election win is raising hopes for green investment growth in markets outside the US – and plans are afoot for Australia to capitalise.

  • Mike Foley
BP is repurposing the site of Kwinana oil refinery into a clean-energy hub

Australia still a contender in green hydrogen race, says BP

The energy giant is pushing on with three projects, despite growing worries about high costs and a lack of customers.

  • Nick Toscano
The push to scale up a green hydrogen industry in Australia has faced setbacks due to the high cost and the vast amount of renewable energy required to split hydrogen from water.

Australia suffers major setback in global race to turn water into hydrogen

Australia’s bid for hydrogen ‘superpower’ status has been dealt a new blow as the nation’s top energy utility – Origin Energy – pulls its plans for a large hydrogen hub.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
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Then opposition leader Anthony Albanese visits the Brisbane factory of Tritium in April 2022, during the election campaign.

Why Australia hasn’t lived up to its green manufacturing hype – yet

The Albanese government’s vision for green manufacturing is yet to be made reality, but there is more to the hype than mere words.

  • Mike Foley
Fortescue chair Andrew Forrest after driving a prototype hydrogen-powered electric haul truck called Europa – named after a moon of hydrogen-filled Jupiter.

Fortescue dividend delivers for Forrest despite modest profit jump

A month after shedding 700 workers, Fortescue has posted an annual profit of $8.4 billion supporting a $2.2 billion payout to the miner’s biggest shareholders Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

  • Peter Milne
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Andrew Forrest isn’t giving up on his green iron Pilbara dream

Weeks ago Fortescue dumped a target to be a major producer of green hydrogen by 2030, but Andrew Forrest still insists his native Pilbara can supply the globe with green iron.

  • Peter Milne
The Meg O’Neill-led Woodside is considering a merger with Santos.

Woodside punts $3.7 billion on US clean ammonia project

Woodside’s switch to investing in America continues with the purchase of an under construction plant in Texas with low emission ambitions.

  • Peter Milne

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