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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Politics
Michael Parris

Funding pumps up Hunter hydrogen pilot plants

Energy Minister Angus Taylor, right, and Port of Newcastle chief executive officer Craig Carmody at Thursday's hydrogen announcement.

The federal government's latest investment in Newcastle's hydrogen "hub" will help pay for a pilot plant at Kooragang Island.

Energy Minister Angus Taylor announced on Thursday that the government would spend $82 million on two hydrogen projects in Newcastle, in addition to the $100 million allocated to Port of Newcastle in last month's budget for infrastructure to help prepare the port for hydrogen exports.

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