Australia’s Northern Territory has granted ‘major project’ status to the 10 GW Desert Bloom green hydrogen project being developed by Aqua Aerem. The status will see the regional government working with the developer to progress the $10.75 billion through to planning approval and eventual completion in 2027. Plans are in place for an initial 8 MW stage next year, ahead of a 400 MW phase in 2023. At its full scale, the project will produce around 410,000 tons of green hydrogen per year for less than $2 per kilogram. US start-up Mote has announced that it will develop the ‘world’s first’ carbon-negative hydrogen project in California, with production starting in 2024. The company will heat biomass in a limited-oxygen environment…