Grant funding up to $15 million for industrial facilities to reduce emissions

The ARENA National Industrial Transformation grant program has allocated $40 million to help reduce GHG emissions related to industrial activity in Australia.

The National Industrial Transformation program is a competitive grants program, offering up $15 million on a minimum 50:50 co-contribution basis, for projects which will:

• Enable Australian industrial facilities to reduce emissions in line with Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction goals and transition to Net Zero by 2050;

• Improve technology readiness and commercial readiness of Renewable Energy Technologies, Energy Efficiency Technologies and Electrification Technologies that will result in a significant reduction in Scope 1 and/or Scope 2 emissions or improve the energy efficiency of an industrial process or processes;

• Encourage technology demonstration, collaboration and knowledge sharing across industry and/or regions; and

• Support upskilling of the industrial workforce in new decarbonisation activities.

Applications can be submitted at any time, however potential applicants are encouraged to contact ARENA to discuss their proposal prior to submitting an online application.

For more information, ARENA contact details, and to access the program guidelines and online application form click here.