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First hydrogen produced from Latrobe Valley coal generates export hopes, emissions fears
A Japanese consortium hopes the production of hydrogen using coal from the Latrobe Valley in a world-first trial will prove it is possible to export the emerging fuel source.
Key points:
- Hydrogen has been produced from coal in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley
- A Japanese consortium wants to test whether it is possible to export the emerging fuel source
- But environmental groups are sceptical about the potential of hydrogen made using coal
The consortium has produced the first hydrogen at a plant at the Loy Yang mine, south-east of Traralgon, and plans to transport it to Japan from the Port of Hastings in a specially designed ship later this year.
The $500 million Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project involves creating hydrogen gas at the plant…
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