Berkeley Vale-based hydrogen innovation company Star Scientific has taken out the New Economy category at the 24th Annual South by Southwest® Innovation Awards in Austin, Texas.
The awards recognise the most innovative tech developments in the connected world.
“We are absolutely thrilled that our HERO® was selected as winner for these prestigious awards,” Star Scientific Global Group Chairman, Andrew Horvath, said.
Innovators and creators from around the world vied for top honours in the unique, long-running SXSW competition.
Finalists, who included an array of some of the world’s most forward-thinking technology projects, had the opportunity to demonstrate their projects for the SXSW attendees and the Innovation Awards Finalist Judges at a Finalist Showcase over the weekend.
“The award is recognition of our ability to put renewable hydrogen into use with HERO® today, to solve real energy challenges, and in particular the energy draw of the digital economy,” Horvath said.
“The most logical, viable pathway to decarbonising our entire world is through technologies that address the heat and energy requirements across a product’s whole production process, and HERO® does that.”
Horvath said HERO® can liberate the energy stored in renewable hydrogen without the complexities of burning it.
“The beauty of HERO® is its scalability,” he said.
“When partnered with technology such as the new generation of super-critical sCO2 turbines, HERO® can be utilised for small-scale, off-the-grid power generation purposes, particularly in regional and remote locations.”
Terry Collins