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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF is currently working with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ARENA to develop the HyGATE funding measure. The aim is to set up a joint instrument to promote research projects for the development and demonstration of innovative green hydrogen technologies along the entire value chain.BMBF and ARENA aim to publish national funding announcements in the first quarter of 2022. Funding should primarily be aimed at projects that demonstrate parts of the hydrogen value chain and unite partners from science and business from both countries. The BMBF plans to provide up to 50 million euros for this and up to 50 million Australian dollars from the Australian side.HyGATE is a central initiative of the German-Australian Hydrogen Accord which was signed by the respective ministers in the context of the G7 summit in Cornwall in 2021 to expand hydrogen cooperation.Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek saidThe German-Australian cooperation on innovations for green hydrogen offers our country great opportunities. With it we can enable the import of green hydrogen in relevant quantities - a key factor in achieving our increased climate targets. This enables us to broaden our energy supply Establish a basis and Australia can export green hydrogen in the future. The cooperation also offers German companies the opportunity to export technology. With the HyGATE initiative the BMBF is implementing the central objectives of the National Hydrogen Strategy NWS published in June 2020 Germany must import green hydrogen as an urgently needed component for the energy transition. According to the motto Shipping the sunshine green hydrogen can be imported from Australia where there are excellent conditions for production. At the same time the initiative is intended to enable German companies to gain a foothold in the growing Australian hydrogen market with demonstration projects.For Australia HyGATE is an opportunity to become a hydrogen export nation . Dr. Alan Finkel Australias Special Adviser on Low Emissions Technology therefore particularly welcomes the HyGATE announcement International partnerships are the key to unlocking the potential of new low-emission technologies and accelerating the necessary developments. Due to its potential for reducing emissions as well as for economic opportunities climate-neutral hydrogen has been identified as a priority technology branch in the Australian roadmap for low-emission technologies.
