The Southern Green Hydrogen Project was a key pillar in the Just Transition quest which looked at diversifying Southland's economy when talk of the closure of the smelter took place.
Love the news-speak for 'we finally figured out what any competent engineer could have told us, it'll never be a commercial proposition': "the slower-than-expected development of market mechanisms to bridge the gap between production costs and customers’ willingness to pay a premium price has posed challenges to the project’s viability." It's not like they didn't know a while ago: bit.ly/NS_MESS
Love the news-speak for 'we finally figured out what any competent engineer could have told us, it'll never be a commercial proposition': "the slower-than-expected development of market mechanisms to bridge the gap between production costs and customers’ willingness to pay a premium price has posed challenges to the project’s viability." It's not like they didn't know a while ago: bit.ly/NS_MESS