Tag: Chris Bowen

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....

Govt steps in to fund WA lithium mine

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
An lithium mining project in Western Australia has secured public financing in a new $550 million loan to get it through early production, expected to start later this year....

Plan to address cyber risk of changing energy grid

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian energy ministers will develop nationally consistent standards and a new regulatory framework for household solar and vehicle-to-grid technologies to help manage the risks, including cybersecurity, of a quickly...

Steelmakers share $200m in decarbonisation grants

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Steel makers Bluescope and Liberty Steel Australia on Wednesday shared $200 million in federal grants from the debut of the Albanese Government’s $1.9 billion Powering the Regions Fund, with...

Govt green-lights Townsville hydrogen hub

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australian renewables developer Edify Energy has been awarded a $48.2 million grant to develop the Townsville Green Hydrogen Hub, the final hub expected to receive funding under the Regional...