Big moves for Meridian's green hydrogen project in Southland, as they have picked a collaborator off a shortlist.

Meridian Energy chose the Australian oil and gas giant Woodside Energy as their preferred partner to develop this plant.

It would produce hydrogen and ammonia from renewable energy on a wide scale.

Pattrick Smellie, BusinessDesk managing editor says that Meridian's final decision was unexpected, as Fortescue Metals Group was assumed to be a shoo-in.

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