Tag: Chris Bowen

WA green hydrogen mega-project gets an $814m headstart

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government will try and kickstart Australia’s large-scale green hydrogen sector with up to $814 million in production credits for a clean energy mega project 500 kilometres north...

Bowen’s hydrogen pipedream hits hurdles

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Energy minister Chris Bowen says the government remains committed to building out Australia’s fledgling green hydrogen industry despite a series of project setbacks and a delay to the government’s...

Govt tips extra $2b into clean energy fund

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has secured a $2 billion top-up from the federal government to help households and small businesses lower emissions amid the race to meet 2030...

Senate crossbench draws Future Made in Australia battlelines

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Senate crossbenchers that the federal government needs to win over to pass its Future Made in Australia bill are demanding more transparency, emissions assessments and an explicit ban on...

Home electrification ruled out of FMiA as pilot launches

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The results of a multi-suburb household electrification pilot in the Illawarra, backed by $5.4 million in government funding on Tuesday, will inform a potential nation-wide effort as the Albanese...

Origin exits hydrogen despite $115m govt support

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Origin Energy will cease work on green hydrogen development despite receiving $115 million in state and Commonwealth government backing for a proposed hub in New South Wales. The decision...

Net zero authority legislated despite Coalition resistance

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Regional CleanTech and manufacturing investment will be coordinated through a single federal government agency after legislation to create the Net Zero Economy Authority passed the Senate. The bill passed...

Govt defends blue hydrogen funding amid green push

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has defended its investment in a controversial coal-to-hydrogen project with the Victorian state government because it honours a Turnbull-era commitment to Japanese partners. Pre-commercialisation support for...

Future Made in Australia Bill lands in Parliament

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Albanese government has paved the way for a new era of interventionist industrial policy based on community benefit with the arrival of its Future Made in Australia legislation....