Labor wants to situate a hydrogen plant in Whyalla
South Australia to develop hydrogen laws
New act will cover both blue and green hydrogen and is intended to give a boost to the industry in the state
South Australia’s incoming Labor government will develop new dedicated legislation to license and regulate the production of hydrogen in the state. The new act will cover both blue and green hydrogen and is intended to boost the industry in the region in the same way South Australia’s Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act did for oil and gas in 2000. Labor is consulting on the plan until 15 July. The government is also calling for designs and delivery concepts for the construction of its new hydrogen facility in the South Australian city of Whyalla. 250MW – Size of electrolyser at planned Whyalla project Australia's Labor Party ended nearly a decade of conservative rule this month by d
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