The end of ‘Twiggy’ Forrest's hydrogen dream
July 31, 2024
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Episode 1307 · July 31, 2024
The end of ‘Twiggy’ Forrest's hydrogen dream
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<p>It wasn’t so long ago that renewables pundits glowingly described hydrogen as the “Swiss Army knife” of renewable technologies, able to be turned to almost any purpose.</p><p>But more recently, the gas has become an expensive and painful point of political debate, with many experts tempering their praise.</p><p>Now, one of hydrogen’s biggest backers, mining magnate Andrew Forrest, has announced he is scaling back his green hydrogen projects.</p><p>Today, national correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em> Mike Seccombe on how the green hydrogen dream evaporated.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> National correspondent for <em>The Saturday Paper</em>, Mike Seccombe.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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