The Hydrogen Debate in Australia (in German only)

Original title: Die Wasserstoffdebatte in Australien

There is a rare consensus in Australia’s otherwise highly polarized energy policy: Establishing an export industry for hydrogen constitutes an overlap in the agendas of progressive and conservative groups. There are, however, differences in the views on what sources of energy should be used. While the one side wants to exclusively utilise Australia’s vast potential for renewable energy, the other side also fathoms a central role for fossil-based hydrogen. The federal government will present its vision in the national hydrogen strategy, which is planned for the end of 2019.  

The study provides a comprehensive overview of the hydrogen debate in Australia. The first part describes the process at the federal level and lists the many activities in the states and territories. Thereafter, the conditions for hydrogen production in Australia are highlighted and views on the potential for an export market and domestic market are presented and discussed. Thereafter, the key drivers of the debates, such as climate policy and security of supply, and major demonstration projects are explained. The study concludes with an analysis of the cooperation potential with Germany.

The study has been prepared for a non-Australian audience of energy policy experts and accompanies the Australian-German Energy Symposium in Melbourne (Victoria) on the 18th and 19th of September 2019.

Further publications in the series

• Überblick über die australische Energiepolitik - Aktualisierung (Juli 2019)
• Auf dem Weg zur "National Energy Guarantee" – Aktueller Diskussionsstand um ein neues Instrument der australischen Energie- und Klimapolitik (Juni 2018)
• Überblick über die australische Energiepolitik (März 2017)
• Stromausfälle in South Australia in den Jahren 2016 und 2017(Februar 2017)
• Netzgekoppelte Speicher in Kalifornien – Analyse der Rahmenbedingungen für netzgekoppelte Speicher in Kalifornien (September 2019)
• Wasserstoffpolitik in Kalifornien (September 2019)
• Energiepolitik in der Region New England (Mai 2019)
• Offshore Wind Deployment in Germany, Facts and Policy Lessons (April 2019)
• Der größte US-Stromsystembetreiber PJM – Einführung und aktuelle Debatten (Oktober 2018)
• Power systems in the 2020s: What can Germany and the PJM region learn from each other? (Oktober 2018)
• Community Choice Aggregation – Kommunen in Kalifornien und anderen US-Bundesstaaten werden als CCA zum Stromversorger (August 2018)
• Übersicht über die Energiepolitik und -wirtschaft in Texas (Juni 2018)
• Die Debatte zur Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule - Strommarktpolitik unter Präsident Trump (Januar 2018)