Australia, like many other places in the world, is significantly investing in hydrogen technologies. In this perspective piece, I discuss how the socio-political context has shaped, and is continuing to influence, the approach to advancing a hydrogen economy in Australia. I detail the historical events that have influenced Australia's ambitions of global leadership in hydrogen energy and through doing so, reveal future opportunities and challenges. I argue that investment in hydrogen technologies reflects ecomodernist and technocratic ideologies, and that deeper engagement with sociotechnical and socio-political dimensions are needed to assure hydrogen becomes the dream that so much of the world is relying on it to be.
History
Publication title
Energy Research & Social Science
Volume
91
Article number
102751
Number
102751
Pagination
1-4
ISSN
2214-6296
Department/School
Faculty of Education
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Place of publication
Netherlands
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Hydrogen-based energy systems; Management of greenhouse gas emissions from energy activities