The real reason Meridian shut down its grand green hydrogen project

The real reason Meridian shut down its grand green hydrogen project

The incoming chief executive of big hydro generator Meridian has disclosed for the first time why the gentailer canned its multi-billion dollar plan to build a green hydrogen production plant in Southland.

Successive governments have championed hydrogen as a key energy in decarbonising heavy vehicles, ships and planes. After the Budget, Energy Minister Simon Watts has told an industry conference the Government want to unleash investment in low-emissions hydrogen; his associate minister Shane Jones wants to mine natural hydrogen.


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