By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters) – A Japanese-Australian venture producing hydrogen from brown coal is set to ship its maiden cargo on the world’s first liquid hydrogen carrier.
Governments, investors and at least one billionaire are betting big that humble hydrogen, the simple ‘H’ in ‘H2O’, can accelerate a global energy transition as the world increasingly scrambles for alternatives to oil and gas. As potential importers grow impatient, the race to become export heavyweights is on. Jacob Atkins reports. It’s 2050. Dozens .