Amandine Denis-Ryan
CEO
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFFA) Australia
BIO
Amandine Denis-Ryan is CEO at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) Australia, a global independent think tank which provides financial analysis related to energy markets, trends, and policies, with a mission to accelerate the energy transition.
Amandine is a recognized expert in net zero emissions transitions across the economy. She has worked with and advised many organisations on the strategy, investment and risk implications of the energy transition.
Prior to joining IEEA, Amandine held a range of leadership positions at Climateworks Centre and worked as a management consultant for McKinsey and Company.
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How mining could ignite Australia's green hydrogen boom
Decarbonising Australia’s ammonia production facilities would present a triple win: alleviating domestic gas market pressure; reducing emissions; and catalysing Australia’s emerging green hydrogen industry.
Adoption of green hydrogen in ammonia production is currently slow, but a proposed ammonia plant expansion in Western Australia, while currently gas-based, presents a timely opportunity to demonstrate large-scale integration of renewables and green hydrogen.
Miners consume about half of Australia’s ammonia through explosives; they could shift to green explosives for a minimal increase in operating costs, with the right incentives.
Government could help accelerate the shift to green explosives through improved data transparency, regulation and targeted support to complement miners’ commitments.
Opportunities and challenges for the Pilbara amid the accelerating steel technology transition
In Australia, domestic use of green hydrogen to make green steel or iron for export may make more sense than the current focus on producing green hydrogen for export, which has transportation challenges.
Australia has potential to be a leading supplier of decarbonised iron, the critical material for green steel production, if it acts fast in the face of growing international competition.
If Australian mining companies want to secure a leading position in the future market of green steel raw materials, they must accelerate their research efforts on improving the quality of Pilbara iron ore to make it suitable for direct reduction-based ironmaking.
Accelerating plans for global steel decarbonisation and the potential long-term impacts on the Pilbara are occurring within the context of China’s efforts to reduce reliance on Australian iron ore and peak Chinese steel demand.