Mission
- To promote the responsible development of hydrogen energy
- To offer information and provide a focal point pertaining to hydrogen technology
- To promote inter-disciplinary discussion of hydrogen technology and research
- To assist in the promotion of Australian hydrogen projects and studies undertaken
- To demonstrate hydrogen technology to the
Australian community
To encourage hydrogen energy studies in educational curricula
Background
In 2003 the Commonwealth Department of Industry Tourism
and Resources (DITR) ran a conference on hydrogen in Brooke and
published the first Australian National Hydrogen Study. Following
the interest generated by these events, several engineers and scientists,
led by Dr Andreas Luzzzi and Luigi Bonadio sought to bring together those
with a serious interest in hydrogen in Australia. The result was the
formation of the AIE Hydrogen Division.
Since its formation, the Hydrogen
Division has run seminars and workshops in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and
Sydney to promote interest in hydrogen technology in Australia. In
2004 the division won the bid to host the World Hydrogen Energy Conference in Australia in 2008.
Following this success, a local committee was set up by Dr
Andrew Dicks of the University of Queensland and Luigi Bonadio,
to organise the event on behalf of the AIE and the International
Association of Hydrogen Energy. Brisbane was selected as the host city and
engagement from Industry, Government and Academia was sought. Since the organisation of this
event is a major undertaking for the Hydrogen Division, all other activities
have been on hold for the past 18 months.
Information on the World
Hydrogen Energy Conference 2008 (WHEC2008) can be found at the website www.whec2008.com.
In 2004, the CSIRO undertook to
prepare an Activity Report for the Commonwealth Department of Industry
Tourism and Resources. This sought to summarise in one document the
breadth of Research and Development in this area throghtout Australia. In 2006 the CSIRO, through its
Energy Transformed Flagship, set up a National Hydrogen
Materials Alliance, This cluster of 12 university research groups and
public research organisations has been established to provide a sense
of community for those involved in hydrogen-related research and provides a
focus for leading edge research in this area. In
2007 the DITR commissioned a series of energy technology roadmaps. One of
these is concerned with hydrogen, and seeks to provide a
vision for the development of hydrogen energy technology in Australia.
Throughout all of these activities, members of the AIE
Hydrogen Division continue to play a leading role in the promotion of
hydrogen in Australia.
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