據油價網5月9日報道，澳大利亞政府將在2023—2024年預算中撥款13.5億美元(20億澳元)，用于加速大型可再生氫項目，旨在成為世界綠色氫生產的領導者。

澳大利亞政府在周二公布的預算中表示，將把這筆錢投資于“氫啟動”(Hydrogen Headstart)項目，這是一個支持氫生產的新項目。

澳大利亞已經擁有世界上最大的可再生氫項目管道。政府在年度預算中表示：“該項目將彌合早期項目的商業差距，并使澳大利亞成為世界領先的氫氣生產國和出口國。”

根據去年的一份政府報告，截至2022年，澳大利亞已經宣布了100多個氫氣項目，潛在投資價值約為1550億至2030億美元(2300億至3000億澳元)。

氣候變化和能源部長克里斯·鮑恩在報告中表示：“這占全球宣布的清潔氫項目的近40%，突顯了澳大利亞成為全球領導者的潛力。”

新的氫資金預計將支持交付多達2至3個大型氫項目，規模需要高達1000兆瓦的電解槽容量。該項目預計將于2024年第一季度開放意向表達。經過評估，成功的申請人將獲得合同。

澳大利亞政府表示，總的來說，澳大利亞2023—2024年預算將在該國“成為可再生能源超級大國”的計劃中再投資27億美元(40億澳元)。

這些承諾使政府在成為可再生能源超級大國方面的總投資超過270億美元(400億澳元)。

“澳大利亞增長和繁榮的最大機會是全球向清潔能源的轉變。”財政部長吉姆·查爾默斯在今天的預算演講中說。

查爾默斯補充說：“通過現在采取行動，我們的資源、我們的研究人員和我們的地區可以為世界提供動力。”

壽琳玲 編譯自 油價網

原文如下：

Australia Looks To Become World's Leading Green Hydrogen Producer

Australia's government is allocating $1.35 billion (AUS$2 billion) in the 2023- 24 budget to accelerate large-scale renewable hydrogen projects, aiming to become a world leader in green hydrogen production.

The Australian government will invest the sum in the so-called Hydrogen Headstart, a new program to support hydrogen production, it said in the budget unveiled on Tuesday.

"Australia already has the largest pipeline of renewable hydrogen projects in the world. Hydrogen Headstart will bridge the commercial gap for early-stage projects, and position Australia to be a world-leading hydrogen producer and exporter," the government said in the annual budget.

As of 2022, Australia had an announced pipeline of more than 100 hydrogen projects, which could be worth around $155 billion - $203 billion (AUS$230-300 billion) of potential investment, according to a government report from last year.

"This represents close to 40% of all global clean hydrogen project announcements, and underlines Australia's potential to be among the global leaders," Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said in the report.

The new funding for hydrogen is expected to support the delivery of up to 2-3 large hydrogen projects, scaled to need up to 1,000 MW of electrolyzer capacity. The program is expected to be open for expressions of interest in the first quarter of 2024. Following assessment, successful applicants will be awarded contracts.

In total, Australia's Budget for 2023-24 invests a further $2.7 billion (AUS$4 billion) in the country's plan "to become a renewable energy superpower," the government said.

These commitments bring the government's total investment in becoming a renewable energy superpower to more than $27 billion (AUS$ 40 billion).

"Australia's biggest opportunity for growth and prosperity is the global shift to clean energy," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said in the Budget speech today.

"By acting now, our resources, our researchers and our regions can help power the world," Chalmers added.