AHC Committees
Three committees help shape the direction and efforts of AHC. These meet quarterly and are open to any member to join.
Policy Advisory Committee
Forum for members to engage and collaborate on the development of AHC’s policy platform, and to inform AHC’s advocacy efforts with governments.
Scope
1. Support the development of AHC’s position on policy and regulatory
issues, such as those related to government hydrogen strategies and
implementation plans.
2. Provide input into AHC’s government
relations and communications strategies, and support their execution,
including participation in AHC government engagement activities as
appropriate.
3. Identify and support AHC responses to relevant government matters.
4. Support AHC’s development and management of relationships with all levels of government.
5.
Identify priority research opportunities of importance to the hydrogen
sector and support the delivery of these projects either through AHC or
by an external party.
6. Support AHC’s advocacy efforts with
non-government stakeholders including media, research bodies and
industry associations as required.
7. Support information sharing and relationship building with industry bodies working in hydrogen-related areas.
8. Support other AHC Committees as required.
Meeting dates 2021
Monday 15 February 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEDT
Monday 17 May 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEST
Monday 16 August 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEST
Monday 15 November 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEDT
Infrastructure Committee
Produce and deliver strategy, advice and research to support the
growth of hydrogen infrastructure across Australia with a strategic
focus on coordinated use, hubs and connecting people.
Scope
1. Assist with policy to support financing sources and government
co-investment opportunities to support infrastructure roll out.
2.
Undertake research and analysis to support hydrogen infrastructure and
mobility deployment and growth (either through AHC or by an external
party).
3. Point of contact for external parties (such as Councils) seeking partners or support for new infrastructure rollouts.
4. Engage with external groups as required for advocacy/education purposes in relation to hydrogen infrastructure projects.
5. Provision of advice and guidance on hydrogen infrastructure projects to members as appropriate.
6. Provide appropriate advice to other AHC committees for broader policy and communications.
Meeting dates 2021
Tuesday 16 February 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEDT
Monday 17 May 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEST
Tuesday 17 August 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEST
Tuesday 16 November 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEDT
Technical Committee
Forum for members to engage and collaborate on the safe use and
handling of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in Australia, and to
inform AHC’s advocacy efforts with governments.
Scope
1. Represent the industry on technical and regulatory hydrogen safety
matters, including production, transport, dispensing, usage and export
hydrogen (gas, liquid and intermediates).
2. Work with government
agencies and regulators to develop appropriate Australian hydrogen
safety regulations, codes and standards.
3. Promote best practice to
end users (including consumers and technicians) with a focus on
Australian regulations, codes and standards.
4. Support and promote
vocational education resourcing and training to ensure an appropriately
skilled workforce for working with hydrogen.
5. Provide an industry
interface on hydrogen technical matters for external bodies and
consumers, including municipal approving authorities, emergency response
services and other industry bodies.
6. Provide general technical advice and guidance to Committee members as appropriate and reasonable.
7. Provide appropriate advice to other AHC committees for broader policy and communications.
Meeting dates 2021
Wednesday 17 February 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEDT
Wednesday 19 May 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEST
Wednesday 18 August 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEST
Wednesday 17 November 2021 - 2.00-4.00 pm AEDT
Working Groups under the AHC Committees
These working groups were established to support ongoing
contributions to the implementation of the National Hydrogen Strategy
and other policy objectives. They meet more frequently than the
committees, and several also include people from outside the membership (primarily governments and research organisations).
WG1: Hydrogen certification
Work with government(s) to develop a hydrogen certification scheme that verifies and tracks:
• Production technology
• Carbon emissions associated with production (scope 1 and scope 2)
• Production location.
WG2: Energy regulatory reform
1. Develop a view and advocate on possible changes to energy
regulation and markets to support a merged gas and electricity objective
(NECF) and flow on regulations/rules.
2. Support ENA and APGA in all gas actions, including:
• Input to the review on clean hydrogen in gas networks by the end of 2020.
• Policy for gas networks and markets to allow widespread blending, and later sole use of hydrogen.
WG3: Social licence
1. Lead and design industry undertakings to guide the development of Australia’s hydrogen industry.
2.
Support government work to develop a community education program to
provide clear and accessible information about risks, benefits and safe
use.
3. Support government work to consider the role of hydrogen in supporting Australian energy security by 2025.
WG4: Risk and investment
Identify the barriers to commercialising projects and develop information and policy positions to address these barriers.
WG5: Supporting FCEVs
Develop preferences for refuelling station network options to
advocate to governments on stations, fleet contracts and station access.
WG7: ME-093
Support AHC's representatives on Standards Australia’s ME-093 project.
WG8: Technical regulatory policy development
1. Provide input into governments’ assessment and development of hydrogen-related regulations, codes and standards.
2. Provide input to governments’ understanding of ‘hydrogen ready’ capabilities for planning and regulatory approvals.
WG9: Skills and training
Work with the South Australian Government to support the National Hydrogen Strategy's workforce skills and training objectives.