Australia–Austria Industrial Decarbonisation Demonstration Partnerships Project

Overview

The program supports collaborative demonstration or pilot/test projects between Australia and Austria that strengthen connections between Australian and Austrian industry and support the development of innovative decarbonisation technologies, processes or solutions for hard-to-abate energy-intensive industries. At present, there are few commercially viable routes to the full industrial decarbonisation of hard-to-abate energy-intensive industries. The program will help demonstrate the commercial viability of industrial decarbonisation solutions and promote their wider acceptance in industry. The objectives of the program are to: advance the development and deployment of innovative technologies, processes or solutions to decarbonise hard-to-abate energy-intensive industries including ironmaking and steelmaking, chemicals manufacturing, the production of lime and cement, or alumina and aluminium production incentivise action by industry by reducing the financial and technical risks of industrial decarbonisation demonstration projects foster greater collaboration between industry in Australia and Austria leverage private and non-Commonwealth funding towards clean energy technologies and projects in Australia build industry expertise and share knowledge and information from the program, in line with the aims of the Net-Zero Industries Mission.