- The first round of the Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP) will focus on the export of clean hydrogen to Japan under the Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonisation through Technology.
- Courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries The current Australian government, led by Scott Morrison, wants to grow the country’s clean H2 export industry.
- It will also support derivative clean hydrogen-based compounds, such as ammonia.
Under the Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonisation via Technology, the first round of the Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP) will focus on the export of clean hydrogen to Japan as reported by PM.GOV
Clean hydrogen
The current Australian government, led by Scott Morrison, wants to grow the country’s clean H2 export industry.
Clean hydrogen is one of the priority technologies in the government’s long-term emissions reduction plan.
The ACHTP will support projects to develop export supply chains and commercialise the production of clean H2.
It will also support derivative clean hydrogen-based compounds, such as ammonia.
“Establishing clean H2 supply chains will facilitate investment into Australia,” minister Angus Taylor said.
The program will be funded over five years from the AUD 565.8 million ($397m) committed for low emissions technology international partnerships in the 2021-22 budget.
Hydrogen supply chains
The Morrison Government is growing Australia’s clean hydrogen export industry through a new initiative aimed at attracting overseas investment into hydrogen supply chains originating in Australia.
The $150 million Australian Clean Hydrogen Trade Program (ACHTP) will support Australian-based hydrogen supply chain projects that secure overseas public or private sector investment.
The first round of the Program will focus on the export of clean hydrogen to Japan under the Japan-Australia Partnership on Decarbonisation through Technology.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the $150 million programs would help to deliver on Australia’s commitment to reducing emissions by working with other countries to get the cost of clean energy technologies down.
“It is critical that we work closely with our international partners such as Japan to deliver on Australia’s low emissions objectives,” the Prime Minister said.
“Clean hydrogen is central to both Australia’s and Japan’s plans to achieve net-zero emissions while growing our economies and jobs.”
Net-zero emissions
Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said Australia is taking action to create new economic and employment opportunities on the pathway to net-zero emissions.
“Australia is a world leader in clean energy and our high-quality resources have long been in strong demand from our international partners.
The Morrison Government is positioning Australia to become the international clean hydrogen supplier of choice and we are investing to make this reality.”
Clean hydrogen is one of the priority technologies in the Government’s Long Term Emissions Reduction Plan and Technology Investment Roadmap.
Clean hydrogen could directly support 16,000 jobs by 2050, plus an additional 13,000 jobs from the construction of related renewable energy infrastructure.
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Source: PM.GOV
