Exploring Hydrogen

About Exploring Hydrogen

Join Andy Marsland in Exploring Clean Energy where we uncover the ideas, innovations, and projects powering our sustainable future. You may know us as Exploring Hydrogen, where for 31 episodes we’ve shone a spotlight hydrogen. However, our global challenge of decarbonisation is much bigger than one energy vector. Now, as we continue as The Exploring Clean Energy Podcast, this 2nd season we’re expanding the conversation to include the other stories that are shaping the energy transition of Australia and the world. We hope you enjoy the diversity of thought, and I welcome you so engage with me to help shape the episodes moving forward – so we can bring you the technical experts and projects that you want to hear about and to answer your important questions. Welcome to our energising journey.

Publisher

Andy Marsland

Category

business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Nov 2021

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 40 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Decarbonising Shipping: The Fuels, Technologies and Pathways to Net Zero, with The Global Maritime Forum

   Host Andy Marsland interviews Jenny Ruffell-Smith, Australian Representative of the Global Maritime Forum, about the technologies, economics, and policies driving maritime decarbonisation towards net zero.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Beyond Electrolysis: Sparc Hydrogen's Technology for Low-Cost Green Hydrogen

   Host Andy Marsland interviews Alana Barlow, CEO of Sparc Hydrogen, and Professor Greg Metha, Lead Researcher, about their innovative photocatalyst technology for low-cost green hydrogen production.

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   16 Jul 2026

   Hydrogen, AI & the Next Energy Revolution with Intercontinental Energy

   Alex Tancock, CEO of InterContinental Energy, joins Andy Marsland to discuss why green hydrogen is entering its next phase beyond the hype. Alex shares how InterContinental Energy has spent more than a decade developing some of the world's largest renewable energy hubs, explains the patented P2(H2)Node™ technology that could significantly reduce the cost of green hydrogen production, and explores how hydrogen, green iron, AI data centres and energy security are converging to reshape Australia's industrial future. The conversation covers giga-scale project development, Australia's competitive advantage, sovereign energy, and why optionality may be the key to building the next generation of energy infrastructure. Show Notes & Timestamps 0:00 - Welcome to Exploring Clean Energy Andy introduces the episode and welcomes Alex Tancock, CEO of InterContinental Energy. 0:22 - The vision behind InterContinental Energy Alex explains why the company was founded to develop the world's largest clean energy hubs and why Australia is uniquely positioned to lead. 3:21 - Why scale matters Lessons from the resource sector, the importance of mega-projects, and how the modular P2(H2)Node™ approach makes giga-scale development possible. 6:03 - Hydrogen beyond the hype Why today's market consolidation is a natural evolution, and what separates the projects that will succeed from those that won't. 9:00 - Green iron and Australia's opportunity How the Pilbara could become a global green iron hub powered by renewable hydrogen. 11:07 - Inside the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) Alex shares the progress, approvals and long-term vision for one of the world's largest renewable energy projects. 14:07 - The P2(H2)Node™ explained How InterContinental Energy's patented technology reduces costs, improves efficiency and could become the blueprint for future hydrogen projects. 19:20 - Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) Why WGEH is being built as a series of modular energy hubs and what it means for Australia's manufacturing future. 22:00 - International demand and AI-powered growth The role of Japan, Korea, AI data centres and energy security in accelerating Australia's clean energy exports. 32:17 - Looking ahead to 2035 Alex outlines the roadmap for AREH and WGEH, the biggest challenges ahead, and his vision for Australia's clean energy future. 34:12 - Rapid-fire questions Hydrogen myths, China's leadership, future energy skills, and why the P2(H2)Node™ may be the industry's most underrated clean energy innovation. 37:07 - Closing reflections Alex shares his final thoughts on Australia's opportunity to become a global clean energy powerhouse. Guest Bio Alexander Tancock Alex Tancock is the Chief Executive Officer of InterContinental Energy, a global leader in giga-scale green hydrogen and renewable energy development. He has been involved in renewable energy for nearly three decades and has spent more than ten years helping position InterContinental Energy at the forefront of large-scale green hydrogen innovation. Under his leadership, the company has developed two of the world's largest renewable energy projects - the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) and the Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) - while pioneering its patented P2(H2)Node™ systems architecture, designed to significantly improve the economics of giga-scale hydrogen production. Alex is passionate about Australia's opportunity to become a global clean energy powerhouse through green hydrogen, green iron and renewable energy exports, while creating long-term sovereign energy security and industrial growth. Links InterContinental Energy https://intercontinentalenergy.com (https://intercontinentalenergy.com) Alexander Tancock on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-tancock-2aa31a24/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-tancock-2aa31a24/) InterContinental Energy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercontinental-energy/

Inside a recent episode

Decarbonising Shipping: The Fuels, Technologies and Pathways to Net Zero, with The Global Maritime Forum

Published 13 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There are many that work together to make this happen. So this is also Yarra from the fuel side of things. This is Pill Reports from the port side of things. You know, there's lots of players in this game. And then, of course, you know, there are other companies, big mining companies out there, too, that have strategies around reducing emissions that are here in Australia like, Rio Tinto and BHP. So this is a collective, a consortium of players that make this happen. We cannot go alone to decarbonize. We must go together. So it's everyone across the value chain has to be a part of this to make it happen. […]

Who has been a guest on Exploring Hydrogen

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• Jenny Ruffell-Smith
• Alana Barlow
• Greg Metha

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Spotify

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

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Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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