Outreach
One of the goals of He Honoka Hauwai is to engage and educate the public through outreach activities, done collaboratively with partners when we can. Some of the photos from outreach activities that the Centre’s members have participated in are shown below.
Ngāi Tahu commissioned a video to showcase a few of the researchers working on hydrogen in Te Waipounamu (South Island, NZ), specifically the leaders of the German-NZ Green Hydrogen research grants. This video provides an accessible introduction to green hydrogen and some of the areas our research are investigating. Please check it out on Youtube!
Recent University of Otago Energy Managment graduate Yoyo Wu started working with HWR Hydrogen after finishing her degree. Yoyo talked to us about the work HWR Hydrogen is doing to reduce emissions in the trucking industry, and the critical role her energy management degree played in getting her this exciting position. Check out the video by clicking the image above. Edited by Chris Youngson (University of Otago), recorded by Michael Bennington (He Honoka Hauwai), and starring Yoyo Wu!
We’re very grateful to HWR Hydrogen for inviting Prof Sally Brooker and Michael Bennington down to the George Begg Festival in Invercargill to talk to the public about green hydrogen. At the festival HW Richardson launched their dual-fuel truck, the first of its kind in Australasia, which can combust hydrogen along with the diesel for up to a 40% reduction in emissions, a groundbreaking and exciting step to a greener future! Pictured above are Gareth Wishart (HWR group general manager of innovation), Michael and Sally in front of the new truck, and below is Sally with the green hydrogen demo kit. Please check out the news about the dual-fuel truck on the ODT and Stuff.
A massive thank you to Hyundai and Hyundai’s Grant Doull and Gavin Young for hosting Prof Sally Brooker and Michael Bennington at Mystery Creek Fieldays! Sally and Michael were doing hydrogen outreach with the demonstration electrolyser and fuel cell kit on Hyundai’s site. Pictured above are Grant Doull, Sally Brooker, Gavin Young, and Michael Bennington next to Hyundai’s XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell truck, December 2022.
One of the visitors to our hydrogen outreach demonstration electrolyser and fuel cell at Hyundai’s site at the Mystery Creek Fieldays (thanks Hyundai for sponsoring Michael Bennington and Sally Brooker doing this!), Adrian Maidment, made a quick video of Sally explaining how hydrogen is made and used, and later sent us the link, so please check out the video on Youtube (thanks Adrian! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O04LcMAB1pQ). Pictured above is Sally during the interview with Adrian, December 2022.
Schools green hydrogen outreach team, at Southland Girls High School, Invercargill, 23 November 2021. Our Invercargill ‘green hydrogen’ outreach, visited 7 schools and SIT, brilliantly MC’ed by Ra Dallas (nkmp) for Murihiku Regeneration, with activities led by Dr Dave Warren (Otago University) and his outreach team, accompanied by Hamish Tonkin (GWD Motor Group) with the Hyundai Nexo hydrogen fuel cell car, resulted in two busy, informative and fun days for all concerned. This photo of us with the Nexo was kindly taken by Brenda Goodwill (HOD Science) at Southland Girls High School. Thanks heaps team!
