- $1.75m to be invested in 13 clusters throughout all states & territories
- Clusters will foster a multi-billion greenback, globally aggressive hydrogen trade
PERTH, Australia, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A community of regional hydrogen expertise clusters has right this moment been unveiled throughout Australia, as a part of a drive to ascertain a nationwide hydrogen cluster.
Spearheaded by Nationwide Vitality Sources Australia (NERA), the nationwide cluster (which might function as a digital community) will set up a world identification and a recognised model for Australian hydrogen expertise and experience. It’s going to additionally help the event of the hydrogen provide chain, scale back overlaps and determine gaps within the growth, deployment, and commercialisation of recent hydrogen centered applied sciences.
The institution of the regional hydrogen expertise clusters introduced right this moment – which cowl all of Australia’s states and territories – follows the conclusion of a seed funding choice program began by NERA in September. NERA has additionally been capable of leverage a variety of funding commitments from state and territory governments across the nation, in addition to trade monetary help.
NERA CEO Miranda Taylor mentioned right this moment’s announcement was a vital step in constructing the talents, capacities and commercialisation alternatives essential to unlock Australia’s huge potential to create a globally aggressive hydrogen trade that, in response to a 2019 Deloitte report, may enhance Australia’s GDP as much as $26 billion.
“At this time marks a fantastic step ahead in Australia’s functionality in creating hydrogen applied sciences. These regional clusters, all of which have the help of their state and territory governments, have been established round key, current hydrogen initiatives and expertise provide chains in strategic places which have a demonstrated capability to help them.
“It will guarantee long-term native cohesion and sustainable functionality throughout the rising hydrogen worth chain.”
The event of a nationwide hydrogen cluster was recognized by the 2019 National Hydrogen Strategy as an necessary part to scale up Australia’s home trade to develop into a world hydrogen competitor.
At this time’s announcement continues NERA’s lively position in coordinating collaborative alternatives to grasp Australia’s hydrogen potential throughout the hydrogen worth chain and be certain that Australian firms are effectively positioned to produce new expertise, services and products to home and worldwide markets.
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State/ |
Cluster title |
Cluster leads/members |
Preliminary NERA, state |
ACT |
Canberra Area Hydrogen |
Evoenergy, ANU, Good Vitality |
$100,000
|
NSW |
Hunter Hydrogen Expertise |
College of Newcastle and 14 |
$200,000
|
NT |
Territory Hydrogen Cluster |
Darwin Innovation Hub together with |
$200,000
|
Qld |
Queensland Hydrogen Trade |
Regional Growth Australia |
$100,000 |
SA |
South Australian Hub-to-Hub (“SA- |
EfficientSeePty Ltd and Mumford |
$100,000 |
Tas |
Bell Bay Hydrogen Expertise |
Bell Bay Superior Manufacturing |
$100,000 |
Vic |
Gippsland Hydrogen Expertise |
Committee for Gippsland on |
$250,000
|
Clayton Hydrogen Expertise |
GrapheneX, CSIRO, Swinburne, |
$150,000
|
|
Better Geelong Hydrogen |
Startupbootcamp |
$150,000
|
|
Mallee Hydrogen Expertise |
Mallee Regional Innovation |
$50,000
|
|
WA |
Western Australian Hydrogen |
Hydrogen Society of Australia on |
$200,000
|
Karratha Hydrogen Expertise |
Metropolis of Karratha with help from |
$75,000 |
|
Peel and South-West Metro |
Murdoch College and 6 |
$75,000
|
Interview requests with NERA CEO Miranda Taylor, state and territory ministers and cluster leaders are to be submitted to NERA’s communications crew:
For the needs of Australian regional media, NERA has quotes obtainable from the governments of all Australia’s seven states and territories.
Contact:
Russell Yeo
NERA Communications Supervisor
[email protected]
+61 (0)421 637028
About NERA:
NERA is an Trade Development Centre established below the Australian Authorities Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda with a deal with the power sources sector.
NERA is working to maximise the worth to the Australian financial system by creating an power sources sector that’s globally aggressive, sustainable, progressive and numerous.
NERA is engaged throughout the worth chain to attain vital trade efficiencies; determine and help digital, automation and different progressive applied sciences; develop future workforce abilities; and be certain that there are regulatory frameworks that help future funding, innovation, productiveness and world commerce.
SOURCE Nationwide Vitality Sources Australia (NERA)