Businesses in George Town have been taken to school, receiving a "hydrogen 101" lesson on the process of implementing the renewable source.
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The two-day workshop attracted plenty of community interest and featured hydrogen expert Cranston Polston detailing the advantages of moving to hydrogen.
Keen Partners chief executive Ray Mostogl said the workshop had been eye-opening for business owners.
"It is really to inform business that maybe considering getting into the hydrogen industry what is involved in the industry, the production of hydrogen, how it gets used and how to put systems in place," he said.
"I've learnt an awful lot ... I think it is demystifying it a bit in terms of what has happened, what is happening and what is still under development."
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H2H chief executive and founder Cranston Polston was bullish on the potential of hydrogen in Tasmania. Mr Polson compared the possibilities to the likes of foreign hydrogen leaders, such as Norway and New Zealand.
"A lot of countries are now using the COVID recovery, they're calling it a hydrogen recovery so investing significant amounts of money in hydrogen projects," he said.
"From my perspective, it's Norway and New Zealand that have the same hydrogen power ... that's the advantage we have."
Mr Polston believes the key to progression will be delivering small projects in combination with the big hydrogen plants which are more commonly associated with the industry.
"We're a big advocate of deliverable projects and building up to these largescale projects ... we need to start in my personal view with smallscale projects," he said.
"Say buses around Tasmania [were powered by hydrogen] and start putting gas into vehicles and build a few little plants ... to educate people on hydrogen not wait three to five years for these big massive plants in Bell Bay."
Mr Mostogl hoped the event would raise awareness about hydrogen's compatibility with business operations.
"I think it is really important for Tasmania to be more than just a supplier of hydrogen, we want to be a supplier of the technology and we should be doing the research and development here with our university," he said.
"We've got an opportunity to be a lot more involved in that whole process."
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