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Green hydrogen flows into gas grid in Australian first – The Australian Financial Review – The Australian Financial Review

A landmark project in Adelaide has seen hydrogen based on renewable energy fed into the gas distribution grid for the first time in Australia.

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The plant uses low-carbon power sourced from the grid during the day when renewables are plentiful to split water into oxygen and hydrogen gas. The hydrogen is mixed into the gas stream at a proportion of 5 per cent, and supplied to households in the Adelaide suburb of Mitchell Park, who are not expected to notice any difference in their gas supply. Regular audits of the power bought will determine its exact carbon intensity, with any residual CO2 to be offset through renewable generation certificates.

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