Alana Barlow
Deputy Director-General Hydrogen and Future Fuels, Department of Energy and Climate
Queensland Government
Moderator at:
- Session 9: Advancing Hydrogen Mobility on Sea, Land & Air: Market Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region
12:45-
Alana Barlow is an experienced business development executive in the hydrogen sector.
Prior to joining the Department of Energy and Climate as the Deputy Director-General of the Hydrogen and Future Fuels division, Alana managed the National Hydrogen Department for a Japanese trading house with interests in energy, mineral resources, infrastructure and chemicals. Alana is also an experienced company director for private and industry organisations, including the Australian Hydrogen Council.
Alana’s work in the hydrogen industry has focused on domestic decarbonisation in hard-to-abate sectors, and hydrogen derivatives for export markets. Some of the initiatives lead by Alana include regional preliminary master planning for enabling hydrogen ecosystem infrastructure, developing green shipping corridors for Australia and New Zealand, as well as leading a hydrogen production and utilisation project to FID and delivery.
Prior to joining the hydrogen industry, Alana worked as an Australian commercial lawyer and company secretarial professional in a variety of sectors including power generation and infrastructure, mineral resources, and diverse international trade, in addition to generalised mergers and acquisitions for cross-border transactions.
Alana holds a Bachelor of Laws, and is admitted to the NSW Supreme Court Roll of Lawyers.