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Keith Platt keith@mpne ws.com.au for succes s FEARS undergroundon carbon being are stored through hydrogen held overt the capture CCS (carbo that rely export of and from Wester on n to the import The hydrogstorage). n Port would entrenunproven CCS en from technology Kawasaki of marine pests. leading project fossil fuels ch the unnece began more brown coal buying carbon agreed to Heavy Indust ssary use ago and in than a decade ries has of ogy Since the energy produc the Western conduct surveys to captur credits. The techno ments each state and federa Port to Chain ProjecHydrogen Energytion”, l lstore them e the emissions introduced for marine pests monitor the $400m gave $50 million governSupply t (HESC Early detecti in the Bass and including trial. This towards been from Japan.into Port Phillip already on was the the CSIRO ) began, expert include to eradic figure does by ships gested the s, to finalised, proven Strait has not extra “only hope” , have sugate money The hydrog be econom or been government (Asterias northern Pacific being spent not through cost of making shown amurensis) seastar from wester en being transp on CCS Mornington ically viable hydrogen renew is alread kelp (Unda ,” research, by and Japane s electrolysis able electricity y under produced n Port to Japan orted which lor Simon Peninsula Shire former se way. will be compe powered WPPC’s ria pinnatifida), Enviro from is equal being nment brown coal secreta said Latrobe to brown to hydrog Brooks said (“BrowcouncilNinety Mile groups includ Valley, a “If introdu ry Karri Giles. the coal by titive if not en: “In summ process in the 2025. against Carbo ing News 12/4/2 responsible or n coal age are ary the that depend prove devast ced, these pests risky” The ing 160 s “so-ca opposed to CCS n Stortonnes of HECS trial is takKawasaki 1). sity, ecolog ating to the bay’scould lled ‘blue it, produc brown coal, and agreed to surveys ing three hydrogen’ say the the marine burnin quality,” y, fish stocks and diverafter gen and projects Ms Giles water 100 tonnes tonnes of hydro- g ronmental requests from said. “We eight The trial and Penins groups, led by Wester envi- enterin don’t want ships will offset of emissions. from Japan g Wester its emissi (WPPC), ula Protection Counc nport n Port to ons by gen long-te an organi export hydroil years of introducing rm because of experience sation with 50 the risk of in Wester which have these serious marine n Port. Port Phillip already been introdu pests, .” COME AND Continued ced to Page 10 SEE THE
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