Project to extract hydrogen from coal is at risk

A multibillion-dollar Japanese plan to extract hydrogen from Victoria’s brown coal is at risk of failing due to demands for extra subsidies and a lack of willingness from Japanese customers to sign up for long-term deals. People familiar with the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project said only a portion of the ¥220bn (A$2.48bn) funding

Victoria to ban use of fossil fuels in new buildings

Citing concern about climate change and pollution, Victoria council has made the decision to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gases in new buildings five years ahead of provincial requirements. Almost all new construction in Victoria, B.C., in Canada – from single-family homes to office and residential towers – will be required to be “zero carbon”

Volgren signs landmark hydrogen partnership with Wrightbus

Australia’s largest bus body builder Volgren has partnered with leading European hydrogen bus manufacturer, Wrightbus to make fuel cell electric buses for the Australian market. Volgren, headquartered in Dandenong, Victoria, expects to deliver the first hydrogen fuel cell bus in the first quarter of 2023. The partnership follows on the heels of Volgren’s successful grant