Australia must seize 'hydrogen tipping point' or miss clean energy revolution, experts say

The US pouring billions into new technology is a 'global gamechanger' Australia must swiftly capitalise on, according to analystsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe deputy chief executive of Star Scientific, Matthew Hingerty, is back in Australia after recent visits to the US and Europe to scope out prospects for his firm's novel technologies to produce heat from hydrogen, for a range of industries eager to ditch fossil fuels.Hingerty is among those in Australia's emerging green industries weighing up the opportunities - and threats - posed by the US government's giant $US369bn ($A550bn) support package for the sector and copy-cat policies in Europe and elsewhere.Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...