Energy and Mines Magazine Issue 32 - Australia Summit Report

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Green hydrogen and mining

ustralia is at the forefront of green hydrogen development, and the country’s miners have taken a key role in identifying and pursuing the decarbonization opportunities presented by this technology. For instance, Rio Tinto

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believes green hydrogen has a special role to play where electrification cannot occur: as a replacement for fossil fuel in process heat applications, as a carbon reductant substitute in refining, and as diesel or natural gas replacement in processing.

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