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Australia’s first laser fusion energy company HB11 Energy has been awarded a $22 million project to develop the next-generation high-power lasers needed to create a multi-billion dollar nuclear fusion energy industry from Australia, and export this capability to the world.

To identify how Japan and Australia can create a feasible hydrogen supply chain Asialink Business and the Melbourne Energy Institute at the University of Melbourne in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan hosted a first of its kind event held in Melbourne last week.

Three new regional hydrogen technology clusters have been identified to further support the development of Australia’s future clean hydrogen industry.

The Victorian Government is funding the Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2), which will operate in collaboration with CSIRO and Swinburne University of Technology. An early project is the development of a vehicle refuelling station at Clayton.

A network of regional hydrogen technology clusters has been unveiled across Australia, as part of a drive to establish a nationwide hydrogen cluster.

Scientists from the University of Sydney have created a water-splitting catalyst that needs less energy to produce pure hydrogen than earlier catalysts, the organisation says.

A British company has come up with the novel idea of using a drone in the sky to provide 5G Internet to consumers and businesses, utilising an "unique lightweight, long-endurance airframe certified for civilian use" and powered by liquid hydrogen, to provide the globe's biggest airborne communications platform.

Seven companies have been shortlisted and invited to submit a full application for the next stage of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s $70 million hydrogen funding round.

UNSW Sydney researchers have secured more than $4.9 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for development of the ARC Training Centre for The Global Hydrogen Economy.

The Australian Hydrogen Council has warned that Australia is at risk of “missing the boat” on the development of hydrogen as part of an emissions reduction strategy as the country moves towards a clean energy industry.

Australian carbon capture and storage research organisation CO2CRC has delivered the first major component of a hydrogen refining plant to AGL’s Loy Yang facility in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a funding round of up to $70 million to help fast track the development of renewable hydrogen in Australia.

Scientists at the Australian National University have found that when hydrogen atoms are injected into the skin of a solar cell, rather than the body, the performance of the whole structure gets a significant boost.

Australia's national science agency, the CSIRO, has agreed to a partnership with mining giant Fortescue Metals on hydrogen exploration which it claims will support the development of new industries, create jobs and open the way for low emissions export opportunities.

The Toyota Motor Corporation announced on May 6, 2010 that its first hydrogen car, sold for the retail market, is expected to cost about $50,000 in the United States due to much reduced production costs.

According to important research performed by Australian, American, Iranian, and Chinese scientists, controlled fusion power to generate abundant electricity may be attained with the use of ultra-high power lasers and a fuel source of hydrogen and boron-11.