A fit-for-purpose refreshed National Hydrogen Strategy: next steps for building Australia’s hydrogen industry
Released 17 August 2023
The AHC has developed a package of information to inform the Australian Government’s review of the National Hydrogen Strategy and respond to the consultation paper released by the Department on 7 July 2023. This includes a comprehensive position paper and supplementary reports. Our position paper provides 53 recommendations for this strategic review.
Overall, our position is that the revised NHS must be viewed as a key element of the Australian Government’s net zero strategy. This is logical given that hydrogen is itself the means to decarbonise the parts of the Australian economy that are difficult to decarbonise with electricity and battery storage. This cannot be left to chance, or to the whims, complexities, and uncertainties of a nascent market.
Significant planning and coordination are required at the national level if we are to meet our objectives, including:
The refreshed NHS needs to address all of the above issues and clearly recognise the role for government to lead. It also cannot be the last word from the Australian Government on hydrogen policy. It is imperative that this strategy provides a basis for actions to meet targets and milestones and to allocate responsibility. Detailed implementation plans may need to be by sector or ecosystem element but should be outlined in an overall plan to set expectations.
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AHC Position Paper: Securing Australia’s hydrogen future
Released 1 March 2023
“The market urgently requires a signal to show Australia is serious,” Dr Fiona Simon, CEO of the Australian Hydrogen Council said in her call out for strategic and targeted policy to support the hydrogen industry.
The Australian Hydrogen Council released a policy paper ‘Securing Australia’s Hydrogen Future’ outlining six steps that can help Australia respond to recent international announcements on hydrogen policy.
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