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Australian startup Hysata, which says it has developed the world’s most efficient electrolyzer, has raised A$42.5 million ($29.4 million) in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The money will be used to develop the company’s team and “develop a pilot manufacturing facility” for the innovative “capillary” technology, which it says will be able to deliver “the world’s lowest-cost green hydrogen” due to its superior efficiency. . In simple terms, the biggest element of the levelised cost of green hydrogen (LCOH) is the cost of renewable electricity used, so that less power is required for the electrolyzer to produce every kilogram of H 2 the lower the LCOH. Hysata says the capillary-fed electrolyzer (CFE) only requires 41.5 kWh of electricity per kg of hydrogen. The industry benchmark for highly efficient electrolyzers is 50kWh/kg. “Hysata’s electrolyzers operate at 95% system efficiency (41.5 kWh/kg), delivering a huge leap in performance and cost over older technologies, which

New Zealand may appear to be under a meteor strike right now. After a large meteor exploded over the ocean near Wellington on July 7, creating a sonic boom that could be heard at the bottom of the South Island, a smaller fireball was captured two weeks later over Canterbury. Fireballs Aotearoa, a collaboration between astronomers and citizen scientists aiming to recover a recently fallen meteorite, has received a lot of questions about this event. One of the most frequent is about the color bright green, and is it the same green that the aurora produces. Aurora australis observed from the international space station. Wikimedia Commons CC BY-ND Green fireballs have been reported and filmed in New Zealand regularly. Bright meteors often signal the arrival of an asteroid boulder, which can be between a few centimeters and a meter in diameter when it hits the atmosphere. Some of these asteroids contain nickel and iron and hit the atmosphere at spe

The Tasmanian targa will continue in 2023 despite the deaths of four competitors in the past two years, but racing fans are already concerned the pace will be limited to the detriment of the event. Key points: Event boss says 2023 “might look a little different in the competition room” 2022 event changed from race format after driver’s death on day two Three race competitors killed during 2021 event, prompting rule change The future of Tasmania’s racing has been uncertain since Motorsport Australia froze all Targa-type rallies following the death of 59-year-old Brisbane driver Tony Seymour during this year’s event. Seymour died when his car left the road and hit an embankment. His wife survived the accident. The remainder of last year’s Targa was revised back to a touring format following Seymour’s death. Targa Tasmania’s chief executive Mark Perry has promised the iconic event will take place next April in an email to competitors, with next year’s race set to kick off in Hobart for t

No one can accuse Andrew Forrest of lacking ambition. The billionaire entrepreneur made a fortune by dismantling the West Australian iron ore duopoly of mining powerhouse BHP Group and Rio Tinto – something skeptics say can’t be done. He now wants to make another fortune by helping save the planet and turning the mining company he controls — Fortescue Metals Group — into a global leader in renewable energy, and green hydrogen in particular. During a recent visit to London for the FT Hydrogen Summit, Australia discussed its plans for FMG, denounced companies promoting blue hydrogen, and questioned Tesla’s Elon Musk’s green credentials. Forrest reckons his green energy unit, Fortescue Future Industries, could go from a standing start to producing 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2030 — just 5 million tonnes less than the goal set by the European Commission over the same period. Elon Musk knows that almost every time a Tesla is plugged into almost every grid in the world, i

The fact that food prices in Australia have soared this year is not new news for most people. Key points: Deakin University research shows lettuce, broccoli and tomato prices have soared Amid other cost of living pressures, more people are seeking help with food costs There are calls for a national strategy to ensure Australians can access healthy food But tracking data for 28 specific grocery items over the past few years shows which product prices have gone up the most, which have fallen and which have remained stable. Figures from Deakin University’s Institute of Health Transformation support the most eye-catching increase – the skyrocketing price of lettuce. Data shows lettuce has jumped 150 percent in 12 months, up from the national average of $2 per head for icebergs last year to $5 in 2022. All kinds of leafy greens have disappeared from store aisles in recent months, including broccoli, which had the second biggest jump. It jumped from $6.90 per kilo in June last year to $11.90