A team of University of Melbourne researchers will work with Australian and international industry partners to develop mega-scale liquid hydrogen storage systems and infrastructure for energy export terminals and vessels.

The University of Melbourne said the team aims to help build a clean, safe and competitive hydrogen industry in Australia and beyond, pointing out that a major stumbling block to the uptake of liquid hydrogen globally has been the lack of large-scale storage infrastructure and transport vessels that can safely handle the volume needed for hydrogen use in sectors such as transport, heating and power generation.