Behind the PM’s prize: The Australian tech unlocking green hydrogen


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Breakthrough electrolysis technology that could clear a century old clean hydrogen hurdle has been recognised with a prestigious Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

University of Adelaide Professor Yao Zheng, whose technology can convert seawater into hydrogen, received the award on Monday in Canberra alongside Australia’s science pioneers in air quality, quantum cybersecurity, medical devices and Indigenous knowledge systems.

Queensland University of Technology Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska was awarded the …

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