- Updated Western Australian Renewable Hydrogen
Strategy launched
- Strong focus on using renewable hydrogen to
produce green ammonia and green iron
- Strategy highlights role renewable hydrogen can
play in minerals processing
- Cook Government working to position WA as a
global renewable energy powerhouse
The Cook Government has
today released a refreshed Renewable Hydrogen Strategy for Western Australia, with
a major focus on producing green products and value-adding to the State's
resources.
The new strategy is part
of the Cook Government's plan to turn WA into a global renewable energy
powerhouse - diversifying the economy and setting the State up for the future.
A locally-based renewable
hydrogen industry has the potential to add billions to the WA economy as well
as thousands of additional jobs per year.
The WA Renewable Hydrogen Strategy 2024-2030 focuses on:
- investing in infrastructure and activating hubs;
- speeding up approvals and enhancing social
licence; and
- supporting strategic green ammonia and green
metals projects.
The strategy was developed in consultation with key stakeholders and
incorporates feedback to increase focus on approvals, infrastructure and land,
market incentives, delivering value for regional communities and Aboriginal
people, and refreshed goals and targets.
Since 2017 the WA Labor Government has allocated more than $5.4 billion
to support the energy transition, including new generation, transmission and
storage across WA's major electricity networks - the South West Interconnected
System and North West Interconnected System.
For more information on
the updated strategy see:
https://www.wa.gov.au/government/publications/western-australias-renewable-hydrogen-strategy-2024-2030
Comments attributed to Premier Roger Cook:
"We're getting on with
our plan to turn WA into a global renewable energy powerhouse, and we know
renewable hydrogen will play a role in our green energy future.
"The hydrogen landscape
has changed significantly over the past five years with advancements in
technology and new national and international policy settings.
"Our refreshed strategy
reflects the new landscape, with a major focus on using renewable hydrogen to
produce the green materials the world needs to transition to net zero - like
green ammonia and green iron.
"We're delivering on what
industry needs to make renewable hydrogen a reality - slashing red tape and
streamlining approvals, and investing to unlock our strategic industrial
areas."
