Australia and the Hydrogen Economy

[mark_m]

@Gregr

BUT, we are off topic.

Yes and no?
There is another topic that looks to the local production of lithium and the manufacturing of batteries.

Australian Manufacturing

A thinking person might wonder why the worlds largest producer of lithium does little more than export concentrate. I found the following from Austrade and the Govt. A brief thought the minister credited Simon Birmingham was super keen on lithium batteries as part of Australia’s future. [image] The value chain is represented in the following chart. It is a year or two old. [image] From global production of lithium batteries just 0.5% of the final value is earned in Australia. It’s diffic…

The implications for independence of supply and availability from from local manufacture are broad.
Home batteries, BEV’s, grid support, GHG reductions, Transport including air services.

Hydrogen and derived products are expected to compete as energy storage and portable energy sources. Which ever option/s best suit different needs Australia’s ability to be independent of external supply chains will factor into the suitability of each option for a particular need.