The Victorian Labor Government has become a founding partner in the Zero Carbon Certification Scheme, a scheme that offers carbon content labelling for hydrogen produced in Australia. The carbon content stamp will certify “green” hydrogen produced through renewable sources. It will not, however, include hydrogen generated by utilising carbon capture and storage—despite a $540 million Federal Government investment into the technology. The scheme, spearheaded by the Smart Energy Council, will offer producers of hydrogen and steel and ammonia—a stamp of approval, certifying their products as “green” and made from renewable sources. Andrew Dickson, Senior Business Development Manager at the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, believes that industry players in an emissions-conscious market will want to know how much carbon dioxide is produced in the creation of these products. “Certification is the essential building block for the export of new zero-carbon products including hydrogen, ammonia and steel,” Dickson said in a media …
Victoria Backed Carbon Labelling Scheme Excludes $540M Federal Gov Investment
May 17, 2021
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