Two hydrogen hubs in Western Australia received federal support in excess of 140 million dollars, according to the conference news record. The funding was aimed at shared infrastructure and cluster development rather than a single production plant.
Hubs are an attempt to solve the coordination problem. Producers, users, pipelines, ports and testing facilities can share costs and learn from each other, which is difficult when projects are isolated.
The item was part of the policy thread in the news archive, showing how governments are trying to de risk early projects and attract private investment.
This item is part of the 2022 conference news archive. It records a development reported in the conference news feed.