Energy Grants in Australia

The Commonwealth government is providing a one-off $150 GST-free direct payment to eligible small businesses and charities that operate in embedded networks in Western Australia. This program aims to provide electricity bill relief to businesses receiving power through embedded network supply arrangements such as shopping centres, airports, ports, and industrial parks.

The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Funding Initiative provides up to $30 million to support the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia using renewable feedstocks. This initiative targets the aviation sector, identified as a hard-to-abate industry, to unlock market opportunities from Australia's bioenergy sector through advanced biofuels production.

This $70 million competitive funding round supports the development and deployment of two or more large-scale renewable hydrogen production projects in Australia. The initiative aims to fast-track the commercialization of renewable hydrogen technology and build a competitive hydrogen industry aligned with the National Hydrogen Strategy.

The Hydrogen Headstart Program provides up to $2 billion in revenue support to fund large-scale renewable hydrogen production projects in Australia. The program aims to accelerate development of Australia's hydrogen industry, catalyse clean energy industries, and help Australia connect to global hydrogen supply chains.

This grant provides $46.3 million to deploy community batteries across Australia to lower energy bills, cut emissions, reduce pressure on the electricity grid, and enable further distributed solar installations. Community batteries are shared energy storage systems that support household solar installations and help stabilize the electricity network.

The Regional Microgrids Program provides up to $125 million to develop and deploy renewable energy microgrids across regional Australia through two streams: Stream A funds innovation in distributed renewable energy technology and improved electricity resilience in regional areas, while Stream B supports cleaner, more reliable energy and community empowerment in First Nations communities.

This $25 million competitive funding round supports research and development activities in renewable hydrogen production, storage, and distribution technologies. The program aims to commercialize renewable hydrogen through innovative R&D across two streams: Hydrogen and Hydrogen Vector Production, or Hydrogen Storage and Distribution.

The Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund (REVC) provided management expertise and equity investments in early-stage renewable energy companies to help them overcome capital constraints, develop technologies, and increase skills. The fund operated between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2019, and was managed by Southern Cross Venture Partners with up to $120 million in available capital.

ARENA is allocating up to $7 million in funding for demonstration projects that provide proof-of-concept of power system security and strength services using innovative, non-traditional methods or technologies. Projects must be applicable to electricity systems with high shares of renewable energy and deliver results by 31 December 2019.

ARENA is allocating up to $10 million to fund activities focused on 5-minute ahead self-forecasting for wind and solar farms operating in the National Electricity Market (NEM). In partnership with AEMO, this funding supports wind and solar farms in developing accurate forecasting technologies to submit their own output predictions to AEMO's central dispatch system, replacing centralized forecasts.

ARENA is allocating up to $12.5 million in funding for pilot projects and studies to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DER) into the electricity system. The initiative supports demonstration projects that manage high DER penetration in distribution networks and studies that help startups, networks, retailers, and system operators develop solutions to technical, regulatory, and commercial challenges of managing grids with high DER penetration.

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