Fortescue interest validates green hydrogen

• Published date: 10 May 2021
• Publication title: Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)

University of Otago chemistry professor Sally Brooker also said reported talks between New Zealand officials and Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest, about fitting Tiwai Point into his post-fossil fuel plans, promised nothing new from ideas for the future use of the site already being investigated.

While the Australian billionaire’s interest in the aluminium smelter made headlines recently, Tiwai Point was not necessarily going to be part of New Zealand’s hydrogen future, she said.

‘‘I would take...