The West has for far too long indulged in fairy-tale policies built on fantasy ‘woke’ concerns including climate and renewable energy. It is time for us all to grow up.

China ignores any environmental concerns to build up massive and unstoppable military and industrial strength, while our leaders and business elites are destroying the very energy strength this nation may desperately need in the years ahead, not only to defend ourselves militarily, but to prosper as a free and sovereign democratic nation.

Hydrogen was first touted as a spin off from high temperature nuclear reactors. Renewable energy spruikers pinched the idea because of all the excess power they would produce. The difference between nuclear hydrogen and renewable energy hydrogen is that nuclear hydrogen can be produced 24/7, whereas renewable energy hydrogen would not be constant, making it more expensive.

I think that you only get an energy return of about 20% from hydrogen. Hopefully the technology will improve, but it is a poor option presently.

Hydrogen would be a joke, if it weren't for the fact it is going to cost the taxpayer a large fortune before it fades from the agenda.

Regarding the possibility of Australia developing a hydrogen export industry of the size of our fossil fuel industry, it is important to consider whether we could compete on a cost basis with other countries. There are several promising production methods using nuclear power and it is looking like the northern hemisphere is moving that way. That will give them the option of local production and gas phase delivery. Hence even if there does develop a significant hydrogen market, it is doubtful we could compete with renewables based production, the necessity of liquification and long supply lines.

People are still trying to make hydrogen safe. Presently a car could act like a bomb in an accident