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The $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream Program (ITS Program) will support the reduction of scope 1 and scope 2 emissions at existing industrial facilities in regional Australia.  The objectives of the ITS Program are to:  Who is this for? Eligible Projects: Projects should be: Funding Amount: Open since November…

  • projects at any new or expanded coal and gas facilities are ineligible
  • Funding Amount:

    Open since November 2023, ARENA has allocated $150 million toward the Round 1 Focus Areas

    The $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream Program (ITS Program) will support the reduction of scope 1 and scope 2 emissions at existing industrial facilities in regional Australia.

    • replacing high energy use heating in council pools with energy-saving heat pumps
    • installing energy-efficient lighting at sporting fields, libraries and community centres
    • investing in other energy efficiency upgrades

    Who is this for?

    • Australian Companies, State or Territory owned corporations, or local governments
    • projects that occur in regional areas
    • projects that directly benefit an industrial facility that is under the operational control of an entity that meets the Corporate Group Threshold for reporting under NGERs
    • projects at any new or expanded coal and gas facilities are ineligible

    Funding Amount:

    Open since November 2023, ARENA has allocated $150 million toward the Round 1 Focus Areas

    The Australian Government is partnering with local governments to deliver the $100 million Community Energy Upgrades Fund. The fund will help improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs and lower greenhouse emissions. The Australian Government will support local governments through co-funding energy efficiency and electrification upgrades of local government facilities….

    The Australian Government is partnering with local governments to deliver the $100 million Community Energy Upgrades Fund.

    The fund will help improve energy efficiency, reduce operating costs and lower greenhouse emissions.

    The Australian Government will support local governments through co-funding energy efficiency and electrification upgrades of local government facilities.

    The fund will provide grants to local governments for improvements that may include:

    • replacing high energy use heating in council pools with energy saving heat pumps
    • installing energy efficient lighting at sporting fields, libraries and community centres
    • investing in other energy efficiency upgrades.

    This $100 million fund adds to the $1.6 billion Energy Savings Package delivering upgrades for homes and businesses in the 2023-24 Budget.

    The guidelines for the program will be designed in close consultation with key stakeholders.

    This grant opportunity was announced in January 2023 as part of the Government’s Safeguard Mechanism Reforms to support the Government’s ambition for Australia to become a renewable energy superpower. The Australian Government has announced a total of $600 million over the life of the program. For this first round…

    Funding Amount:

    A grant amount of $500,000 to $50,000,000 to cover up to 50% of eligible project expenditure

    You can apply if you:

      • are an eligible entity

      • have an eligible project

      • have eligible expenditure

    By assessing and understanding your existing energy metering, you can pinpoint gaps in the system and determine how enhancing your metering systems can lead to reduced energy consumption and expenses. The Metering and Monitoring Planning (MMP) initiative presents an opportunity for businesses to identify gaps in their metering systems…

    Funding amount:

    Up to $15,000

    To be eligible, you must:

    • have an Australian business number (ABN) and be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
    • are a business in a manufacturing, industrial or commercial sector if you have a complex energy system that requires a comprehensive metering plan
    • are a site or facility located in NSW
    • spend more than $200,000 on energy annually per site, including all purchased fuels, except fuel for transport
    • have a clear and justifiable objective for developing a metering and monitoring plan
    • have a complex energy system in terms of the number of processes, distribution systems, energy types and/or end uses involved
    • have no metering and monitoring plan completed under this program for another site/facility of yours that has a similar energy system

    If a metering and monitoring plan is for a commercial building:

    • only the base building is eligible
    • the occupancy certificate must have been issued prior to 1 January 2022
    Decarbonising business is one of the biggest opportunities for New Zealand to reduce its energy-related emissions and help meet climate targets. The Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry (GIDI) Fund was expanded in May 2022, as part of the government’s Climate Emergency Response Fund (CERF). The programme will see around…

    Funding Amount:

    NZD 650 million available.

    ‘Total project costs must be at least $300,000.
    Government co-funding for any project will be limited to a maximum of 50% of eligible project costs

    To be eligible, you must:

    • NZ based businsess
    • Applications for funding must be for the incremental capitalised project costs, not operating costs.
    • Projects must be fully commissioned and operational by 31 December 2027.

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