A Japanese-Australian consortium has commenced the production of hydrogen from brown coal in a $388m (A$500m) pilot project in Australia. The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) Pilot Project is being developed by the consortium comprising Kawasaki Heavy Industries, J-POWER, Iwatani, Marubeni, AGL and Sumitomo. It is supported by the Victorian, Australian and Japanese governments. The […]
Origin links with Japan giant Kawasaki in plan to export ‘green’ hydrogen
Origin Energy, one of the nation’s top power and gas companies, is raising its bet on the future of hydrogen with plans to assess producing and exporting super-chilled liquid hydrogen made from renewable energy in Queensland. As countries increasingly look to hydrogen as part of their 2050 carbon-reduction aims, Origin has been collaborating with Japanese […]
Kawasaki Ninja 300 with electric powertrain patented
Japanese bike brand Kawasaki could be considering electrifying the Ninja of the future. Over the past few months, Kawasaki has suddenly been making quite a stir in the EV news space. In February, we first saw the company patent a unique ram air-style cooling method for an electric powerplant. Then a report emerged about how Kawasaki […]
