- Curtin University nominated as the Operator of
the State's new GreenTech Hub
- $40 million agreement with Gorgon Joint Venture to
provide funds for new hub and Lower Carbon Grants (LCG) Program - Gorgon Fund
- Applications for LCG Program - Gorgon Fund - close
soon
The Cook Government has
named Curtin University as the Operator of the State's new GreenTech Hub.
Innovation and the
Digital Economy and Science Minister Stephen Dawson congratulated Curtin
University on the appointment which followed a highly competitive expression of
interest process.
The GreenTech Hub will
help build State-wide capability and capacity in green technologies and
services. It will also stimulate growth in skills and knowledge, and support
the creation of jobs and developing new industries.
The Hub, to be operated
by Curtin University as a stand-alone facility, is funded as part of the
agreement between the Cook Government and Chevron as operator of the Gorgon
Joint Venture, a consortium including the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, ExxonMobil,
Shell, Osaka Gas, MidOcean, and JERA.
The Hub forms part of a
four-year $40 million Lower Carbon Grants Program and GreenTech Hub funding
agreement between the Cook Government and the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project.
The $33.6 million LCG
program provides funding for large research and innovation activities across
industries to test, demonstrate and deploy technologies that support lower
carbon projects.
LCG
program funding is available to innovators who can offer industry translatable
solutions which have the potential to solve issues in current supply chains.
Grants to successful LCG projects
will range from $5 million up to $15 million.
Applications for the LCG
program will close on June 11, for more information see: Lower
Carbon Grants Program - Gorgon Fund | Western Australian Government
(www.wa.gov.au)
Comments attributed to Innovation and the Digital Economy and Science Minister
Stephen Dawson:
"The Cook Government is
committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the development of the Green
Tech Hub is another important step in reaching this goal.
"To be operated by Curtin
University, this new stand-alone GreenTech Hub will play a key role in
fostering collaboration, partnerships to drive decarbonisation in WA.
"WA is fast becoming a lower
carbon energy superpower and the new hub will drive innovation and the creation
of new technology to reach our target of net zero by 2050.
"Our agreement with the Chevron-operated
Gorgon Project is a huge win-win for the State in making this happen. The hub
will focus on adding economic value through supporting and accelerating the
research, development and commercialisation of green technologies and services
in WA.
"I encourage lower carbon
technology businesses who support decarbonisation to apply for grants through the
LCG program to accelerate their technologies."
