NERA announces regional hydrogen technology clusters

A network of 13 regional hydrogen technology clusters is being created across Australia in a move spearheaded by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA). The establishment of the regional hydrogen technology clusters announced today follows the conclusion of a seed funding selection program started by NERA in September. NERA has also been able to attract funding commitments from state and territory governments around the country, as well as industry financial support. In Queensland, the funded project is the Queensland Hydrogen Industry Cluster (H2Q) in Brisbane, led by Regional Development Australia Brisbane on behalf of 38 organisations. “RDA Brisbane and its industry, research and government partners are excited to progress the establishment of the Queensland Hydrogen Cluster, known as H2Q, to help execute and realise Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy and the Queensland Hydrogen Industry Strategy,” RDA Brisbane chair Lisa Liang said. NERA chief executive officer Miranda Taylor said the clusters were a crucial step in building the skills, capacities and commercialisation opportunities necessary to unlock Australia's enormous potential to create a globally competitive hydrogen industry. "These regional clusters, all of which have the support of their state and territory governments, have been established around key, existing hydrogen projects and technology supply chains in strategic locations that have a demonstrated capacity to support them," she said. State/territoryCluster nameCluster leads/membersInitial NERA, stategovernment and industryinvestmentACTCanberra Region HydrogenTechnology ClusterEvoenergy, ANU, Smart EnergyCouncil, ACT Renewables hub$100,000 NSWHunter Hydrogen TechnologyClusterUniversity of Newcastle and 14partners$200,000 NTTerritory Hydrogen ClusterDarwin Innovation Hub along withNT Govt, Energy Club NT and CDU$200,000 QldQueensland Hydrogen IndustryCluster (H2Q)Regional Development AustraliaBrisbane, on behalf of 38 orgs$100,000SASouth Australian Hub-to-Hub ("SA-H2H") Hydrogen Technology ClusterEfficientSeePty Ltd and MumfordCommercial$100,000TasBell Bay Hydrogen TechnologyClusterBell Bay Advanced ManufacturingZone (BBAMZ)$100,000VicGippsland Hydrogen TechnologyClusterCommittee for Gippsland onbehalf of 64 supportingorganisations$250,000 Clayton Hydrogen TechnologyClusterGrapheneX, CSIRO, Swinburne,Hydrogen 2.0, Cleantech Japan,ARENA2036$150,000 Greater Geelong HydrogenTechnology ClusterStartupbootcamp$150,000 Mallee Hydrogen TechnologyClusterMallee Regional InnovationCentre$50,000 WAWestern Australian HydrogenTechnology ClusterHydrogen Society of Australia onbehalf of consortium$200,000 Karratha Hydrogen TechnologyClusterCity of Karratha with support fromYara Pilbara Fertilisers$75,000Peel and South-West MetroHydrogen Technology ClusterMurdoch University and sixpartners$75,000

NERA announces regional hydrogen technology clusters

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