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                 Renewable Energy & Storage
 Zero carbon
certification scheme
LEADERS IN RENEWABLE HYDROGEN HAVE SIGNED ON TO BE THE INITIAL FOUNDING PARTNERS IN THE SMART ENERGY COUNCIL’S ZERO CARBON CERTIFICATION SCHEME.
  HYDROGEN CLUSTER
 The Federal Government will invest a further $275.5 million in four new clean hydrogen hubs.
Prime Minister
Scott Morrison said
the funding will be
used to accelerate
the development of
four additional clean hydrogen hubs in regional Australia and implement a clean hydrogen certification scheme.
Morrison said the world was changing rapidly and Australia will need to be competitive in a new energy economy to support the jobs of Australians, especially in heavy industries and regional areas that depend on affordable and reliable energy.
“There is a strong appetite from business for the new emissions reduction technologies that they know will be needed to run their operations and keep employing Australians and grow jobs for the future,” Morrison said.
Australian Hydrogen Council CEO Dr. Fiona Simon said the funding for clean hydrogen hubs is exactly the kind of investment needed to propel the Australian hydrogen industry forward to ensure it is competitive globally.
“Implementing a clean hydrogen certification process is a critical step that will give our trading partners confidence of the emissions, origin and energy sources associated with hydrogen produced in Australia,” she said.
“Australia can step up to the mark and be a leader in hydrogen exports, while also creating thousands of sustainable jobs at home.”
Australia will establish a hydrogen technology cluster in every state and territory as the country takes steps to unlock its potential and create a globally competitive hydrogen industry.
A network of 13 regional clusters was unveiled in January by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) as part of a drive to establish a nationwide hydrogen cluster.
 JOBS FOR
THE FUTURE: Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.
   THE GLOBAL SCHEME was estab- lished to certify renewable hydrogen, ammonia and metals projects.
Smart Energy Council CEO, John Grimes, said there is a strong list of Australian and international founding partners. “These are world leaders in renewable hydro- gen. It shows there is global interest in the Zero
Carbon Certification Scheme,” he said.
Founding Partners include the ACT government, Ammonia Energy Association, COP26 High Level Champions for Climate Action, CWP Global, Ener- gy Web, Star Scientific, Australian National Univer-
sity, Evoenergy and the ACT Renewable Hub.
The Ammonia Energy Association is a global industry association that promotes the responsi- ble use of ammonia in a sustainable energy econ- omy while the Green Hydrogen Catapult is a global coalition of seven leading renewable hy- drogen companies seeking to accelerate the scale and production of green hydrogen 50-fold
in the next six years.
ACT Minister for Energy and Emissions Re-
duction, Shane Rattenbury, said certification of hydrogen is really important.
“We want to make sure customers know
where the hydrogen is coming from so they can make the smart choice for the future,” he said.
Senior business development manager at CWP Global’s Asian Renewable Energy Hub, Andrew Dickson said certification is the essential build- ing block for the export of new zero carbon prod- ucts, including hydrogen, ammonia and steel.
“Our customers want to know how much car- bon is embedded into the products they are buy- ing and how and where they are produced,” Dick- son said.
ActewAGL’s hydrogen refuelling station in Canberra will be the first pilot certification pro- ject under the Certification Scheme. That project is expected to be certified by the end of July 2021.
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MAIN: Four new clean hydrogen hubs will be established in regional Australia.
LEFT: Smart Energy Council CEO, John Grimes, said there is global interest in the scheme.
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