The Hydrogen Economy: Realising Jules Verne’s 1874 vision of the future

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

There is significant momentum in Australia to develop a hydrogen production industry. The Australian economy is highly reliant on fossil fuel exports and hydrogen is seen as a pathway to decarbonise Australia’s economy and as a source of ongoing export revenue in future years. Although not readily available in its natural form, hydrogen can be produced as a gas and used for a variety of everyday tasks and industrial uses: heating and cooking, transportation, alternative feedstock in industry, and energy storage. This talk provides a 101 on hydrogen and maps out a vision of hydrogen production in Australia.

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Title The Hydrogen Economy: Realising Jules Verne’s 1874 vision of the future
Language eng
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Reference Period 08/04/2019
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "The Hydrogen Economy: Realising Jules Verne’s 1874 vision of the future". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-hydrogen-economy-realising-jules-vernes-1874-vision-of-the-future