Space. Infrastructure. And novel Hydrogen uses you may not have thought about

In this episode of Exploring Hydrogen, we are joined by Chris Dolman, Business Development Manager of Clean Hydrogen at BOC South Pacific. We learn about The Hydrogen Rainbow, different sectors for Hydrogen projects, BOC’s current (and previous) hydrogen activity/projects, see how space and infrastructure are changing the hydrogen game and dive into the 5-year outlook on the Hydrogen industry in Australia.

Chris’ highlights:

1:36 - The Hydrogen Rainbow

4:51 - Hydrogen Launching into the space sector

11:26 - What more could the Australian Government do to support a transition to Hydrogen?

14:15 - The 5-year outlook for Australia’s Hydrogen industry

18:02 – Hydrogen storage, projects and technology on a large scale

21:00 - Weird and wonderful Hydrogen approaches

21:51 – Current BOC Hydrogen activity

24:56 - Adapting skills from other sectors in recent projects during Covid-19

27:18 – Hydrogen technology in vehicles

30:16 - How can Australia (and its standards) assist the industry to grow?

15:38 – Exportation and infrastructure opportunities on an international level

39:21 – Aviation, shipping and Hydrogen

41:49 - Chris’ final message to listeners

Chris Dolman Bio:

Chris Dolman is Business Manager, Clean Energy for BOC South Pacific.

Chris holds degrees in Bachelor Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) from Macquarie University and a Diploma in Marketing from Cambridge Marketing College.

Chris has worked for BOC since 2004 both in South Pacific and in the United Kingdom and has held a number of roles across product and marketing management, business development, acquisitions, sales and health & safety during this time. He has extensive experience in the applications of gas across key growth sectors including universities and research, agriculture and clean energy.

Chris has been led key Hydrogen Product Stewardship initiatives with Hydrogen deemed a Controlled Substance in Australian states as well as creating tools to allow hydrogen safety assessments and business case development. He has also been involved in new hydrogen applications from Mobility to Energy and customer specific applications.

Chris is an active member of the NERA hydrogen clusters as well as various state based Zero Emission working groups. This allows Chris to bring an extended network to any board positions including project developers and members of Standards Australia for Hydrogen and the Australian New Zealand Industrial Gas Association which has been working with hydrogen safely and effectively for decades.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-dolman-b2509710/?originalSubdomain=au