South Korean Utilities company KEPCO is proposing the development of a new hydrogen project in New South Wales’ Bylong Valley.

The surprise announcement comes after several propositions for an open-cut coal mine by KEPCO were rejected by the Independent planning commission, however concerns are growing over the heavy emissions caused blue hydrogen.

President of the Bylong Valley Projection Alliance Phillip Kennedy says he will fight tooth and nail to continue to protect his livelihood as a farmer, where his land has some of the highest quality soil in Australia.