14 April 2023
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $50 million for two funding rounds targeting research and development for renewable hydrogen and low emissions iron and steel.
Expressions of interest are due 1 June 2023.
Hydrogen research and development (R&D) funding round
This $25 million funding round seeks to support the commercialisation of renewable hydrogen through innovative R&D in renewable hydrogen production, storage and distribution technologies.
Project applications should focus on one of the following streams:
- Hydrogen and hydrogen vector production – focused on improving and optimising the production of renewable hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives such as ammonia
- Hydrogen storage and distribution – focus on investigating storage and distribution solutions
Hydrogen R&D funding announcement and program guidelines are available from the ARENA website:
Low emissions iron and steel funding round
This $25 million funding round is for research that can significantly reduce emissions across the steel value chain in the near and long term. If seeks to support the transition to low emissions iron and steel through innovative R&D in low emissions iron and steel technologies using Australian iron ore.
Iron and steel R&DF funding announcement and program guidelines are available from the ARENA website:
