South Australia has continued its bid to become the ‘Saudi Arabia of the East,’ as it eyes hydrogen and renewables exports to economies across Asia. The state’s liberal government has identified three new hydrogen hubs, which will allow the capitalize on the rapid growth of wind and solar capacity and push up beyond its own needs of production. This announcement follows the region becoming the first ever to run solely on 100% solar power for one half hour period at noon earlier during mid-October. As the state edges closer to fully satisfying its own electricity demand with wind and solar, it is starting to look to export clean power across the country and into Asia. Following this ambition, the South…