The Western Australian Government has dedicated $11 million for seven innovative clean energy projects through the second round of its Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF).
The CEFF will support regional projects that have the potential to support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and create hundreds of jobs.
The projects include solar, wind, biogas and biodiesel generation, battery and pumped hydroelectric storage, geothermal energy, and the replacement of gas with electricity to decarbonise the alumina refining process.
The seven projects are expected to:
If the pilot projects are successful and technologies prove commercially viable, the seven projects could reduce emissions by 32 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in Western Australia.
Project funding is conditional on successful completion of a formal funding agreement.
The successful Clean Energy Future Fund Round 2 projects include:
Western Australian Environment Minister, Reece Whitby, said, “The high level of interest and the quality of proposals submitted to the second round of the Clean Energy Future Fund demonstrates a strong and innovative clean energy industry developing in Western Australia.
“These seven projects will not only reduce carbon emissions and create jobs across the state, but they will test critical low carbon technologies and support Western Australia to achieve our target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.”
Western Australian Energy Minister, Bill Johnston, said the second round of the fund was a win for energy entrepreneurs.
“The Clean Energy Future Fund supports leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators in Western Australia’s clean energy sector,” Mr Johnston said.
“These impressive Round 2 clean energy projects will provide new local renewable energy options, improve energy security and reliability, and strengthen our economy.”
The $19 million CEFF is administered by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, with support from Energy Policy Western Australia.
Nomadic Energy’s project at Northern Star’s Carosue Dam gold mine is a success from the first round of CEFF funding. It completed installation in August 2021 and is generating energy from its re-deployable solar panels to support the mine.
For more information, visit https://www.wa.gov.au/ceff .
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