New South Wales Chapter
Hydrogen Society of Australia has assembled experts from New South Wales to foster the local and national development of the hydrogen technology, infrastructure, and knowledge.
If you would like to become a part of the HSA New South Wales chapter please contact: Cedric Pierson at contact@hydrogensociety.org.au
New South Wales Chapter Committee Members
Mr Michael Khachiki
NSW Chapter chair
Director - xStone
Mr Khachiki is an infrastructure executive with close to three decades of experience leading the planning, governance, and delivery of complex capital projects across the energy, environmental, and major infrastructure sectors. His career spans senior advisory and leadership roles supporting large-scale, capital-intensive programs delivered within highly regulated, multi-stakeholder environments.
He brings deep expertise in project governance, delivery assurance, commercial strategy, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, with a particular focus on projects at the intersection of energy, infrastructure, and environmental outcomes. His experience spans rail infrastructure, road and tunnel projects, and energy asset development, alongside early-stage development and front-end planning for emerging energy initiatives, including low-emissions and hydrogen-related projects.
Mr Khachiki has extensive experience operating within government, public–private partnership, and joint venture frameworks, regularly engaging with regulators, public authorities, and private-sector partners. He is recognised for his ability to establish robust governance structures, align commercial and technical outcomes, and support informed decision-making at executive and board levels.
He holds postgraduate qualifications in business administration and mechanical engineering, and is an active member of professional bodies within the construction and commercial disciplines. Mr Khachiki maintains a strong professional interest in the role of hydrogen and related technologies in supporting Australia’s long-term energy security and decarbonisation objectives.
Mr Anthony Parrington
NSW Chapter co-chair
Anthony Parrington is Co-Chair of the Hydrogen Society of Australia’s NSW Committee and has maintained a two-decade interest in the emerging hydrogen sector after initially meeting the key representatives of Icelandic New Energy including (the late) Professor Thorsteinn I Sigfusson and Jón Björn Skúlason.
Accordingly, in undertaking postgraduate research in Materials Science and Engineering at UNSW he has examined low-carbon building materials, hydrogen production pathw
ays, hydrogen vehicle refuelling infrastructure, and hydrogen export, and the implications of emissions reduction legislation on emissions-intensive heavy industries [steel, cement, aluminium, etc].
In recent times Anthony’s areas of interest have expanded to include the entire hydrogen colour spectrum as well as renewable ammonia, methanol, and toluene based hydrogen carriers, electrolysers, power-to-X, liquid hydrogen, and the emerging hydrogen in aviation and maritime sectors, as well as solid-oxide fuel cells for data centers, and some novel residential developments integrating renewable power-to-gas hydrogen production and/or residential hydrogen storage systems [i.e., ENE-FARM, and LAVO Hydrogen units].
Moreover, through his past employment as a Hydrogen Fuel advisor based at the BlueScope Steel Port Kembla steelworks Anthony has advised on heavy-duty hydrogen powered prime movers, excavators, and front wheel loaders, as well as further documenting several international bio-hydrogen projects in Australia, Korea, Japan, and the USA, and the potential application of some emerging carbon-credit methodologies to some proposed renewable energy, waste-to-energy, agricultural, maritime, and transport projects in NSW.
From an academic perspective, Anthony holds a Bachelor of Building Construction Management from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Certificate in Carbon Management from Bond University and is awaiting the award of his MSc [research] degree in Materials Science and Engineering from UNSW that focused on low-carbon construction materials, hydrogen production, hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and hydrogen export.
Through the HSA NSW Committee, Anthony is wishing to build further collaboration between all the key hydrogen stakeholder groups including the Australian Hydrogen Research Network [AHRN], Australian Hydrogen Council, Engineers Australia, IChemE, and the Hydrogen Transport Forum, and to facilitate further interactions between industry, government, and the hydrogen research community, as well as University students and early career professionals.
Anthony Parrington may further be contacted through the HSA NSW Chapter email nsw@hydrogensociety.org.au and/or via his personal website parrington.group
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