The future of hydrogen exports in Australia will get a boost from international collaboration between Australia and Germany as the Morrison Government continues to accelerate the development of Australia\u2019s future hydrogen industry.
\nAustralia and Germany are working together on a new initiative to strengthen bilateral cooperation on the development of hydrogen technology.
\nThe Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), will take a lead role in the new joint Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator known as HyGATE, supporting real-world pilot, trial, demonstration and research projects along the hydrogen supply chain.
\nARENA and Germany\u2019s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) aim to open the funding initiative in the first quarter of 2022.
\nAustralia has committed $50 million to the HyGATE initiative and Germany has committed \u20ac50 million. The funds will be invested into new hydrogen projects.
\nMinister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said the HyGATE project follows the signing of the Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord in June to collaborate on hydrogen technology.
\n\u201cThe Morrison Government\u2019s ambition is to produce affordable clean hydrogen for use both in Australia and to export to our trading partners, including Germany which has high demand for energy,\u201d Minister Taylor said.
\n\u201cThe recent release of the first report from HySupply, our joint Australian-German hydrogen supply chain study, found there is great potential for Australian hydrogen to supply growing demand in Germany.
\n\u201cOur partnership with Germany through the HyGATE project will accelerate the development of Australia\u2019s hydrogen industry and will create new jobs and economic opportunities on the path to net zero.\u201d
\nAssistant Minister to the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Tim Wilson said getting the cost of hydrogen down was a priority under the government\u2019s Technology Investment Roadmap.
\n\u201cCollaboration with our international partners is vital to achieving the technology breakthroughs required to lower the price of hydrogen and drive its widespread adoption,\u201d Assistant Minister Wilson said.
\n\u201cBeing able to draw on Germany\u2019s expertise in hydrogen technology will help our domestic industry add value and reduce costs in all stages of the hydrogen supply chain.\u201d
\nAustralia\u2019s Special Adviser on Low Emissions Technology Dr Alan Finkel helped broker the hydrogen partnership with Germany.
\nAustralia\u2019s funding is provided under the $565.8 million committed in the 2021-2022 Budget initiative to establish low emissions technology partnerships.
\nThe Australian Government released a National Hydrogen Strategy in 2019, which sets out a vision for Australia to become a major global hydrogen supplier by 2030.
\nThe government is investing more than $1.2 billion to accelerate the development of an Australian hydrogen industry, including $464 million to develop up to seven clean hydrogen industrial hubs in regional Australia.
\nClean hydrogen could directly support 16,000 jobs by 2050, plus an additional 13,000 jobs from the construction of related renewable energy infrastructure. Australian hydrogen production for export and domestic use could also generate more than $50 billion in additional GDP by 2050.
\nHydrogen is a flexible, safe, transportable and storable fuel that when used produces no carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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