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At both national and state level Australia is expanding efforts in the field of hydrogen technologies and promoting the development of the corresponding technological competence along the entire chain of effects.The Australian center for industrial growth in the field of energy resources NERA National Energy Resources Australia has announced that it is building a virtual network of 13 regional hydrogen technology clusters across Australia. The investments made for this amounting to the equivalent of EUR 1.19 million are intended to contribute to Australia as a competitive location for hydrogen technology. The aim is to support the development of a hydrogen supply chain and to identify gaps in the development use and commercialization of new hydrogen-oriented technologies. The initiative arises from the National Hydrogen Strategy in 2019 and is back using one of NERA conducted Seed funding selection program funded by the industry and financial commitments of governments of the states and territories as well as financial support.Furthermore the state of Victoria is providing the equivalent of 6.41 million euros to promote hydrogen research. In this context the Swinburne University of Technology will become a hydrogen research center the Victorian Hydrogen Hub VH2 and will support students and researchers in researching new hydrogen technologies such as fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen storage. The hub is expected to create 300 new full-time jobs with half of the scholarships going to women. The funding comes from a fund of the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fundwhich was set up to support and recover government universities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.To strengthen international partnerships the German research institute ARENA2036 from Stuttgart which has been a partner of the Swinburne University of Technology since 2016 is included in the hub . The institution located on the campus of the University of Stuttgart supports the hydrogen research of the VH2 by establishing a branch and a network of more than 40 industrial partners.Is supplemented VH2 also a project of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO national Australias science agency. CSIRO receives the equivalent of 640000 euros to develop a filling station for refueling and testing hydrogen vehicles and to set it up on its own campus.
