The Queenstown Lakes district may be about to tap into the renewable energy sector, with a new report showing hydrogen production could become a major new industry for the area. The Queenstown Lakes District Council has just released the findings of a report it commissioned to assess potential research and development opportunities for the district. “Based on this report, hydrogen looks like it would have the most potential. New Zealand Hydrogen Association chief executive Dr Linda Wright lives in the district and was ''excited'' about hydrogen as a zero emission fuel for heavy vehicles. The Southern South Island is the ideal place to make and test renewable hydrogen as a way for the tourism and transport industries to reduce emissions,” she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2019 21:45 UTC