Press Release – New Zealand Hydrogen Association Last weeks joint announcement of a $2million feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower South Island by Mike Fuge and Neal Barclay, the respective CEOs of Contact Energy … Last week’s joint announcement of a $2million feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower South Island by Mike Fuge and Neal Barclay, the respective CEO’s of Contact Energy and Meridian Energy, is the first important step into what could possibly be an intergenerational opportunity for New Zealand, says Dr. Linda Wright, CEO of the New Zealand Hydrogen Association.