Renewable energy listed for first time as one of Australia's top infrastructure priorities
Australia should prioritise large-scale renewable energy options to replace ageing thermal generators, infrastructure body says.
Renewable energy zones and dispatchable energy storage have been listed as “high priority initiatives” by Infrastructure Australia for the first time.
The energy initiatives are among 44 new infrastructure proposals on the priority list, released on Friday, which together represent a $59bn pipeline of potential investments.
A number of projects on the list – which has been significantly influenced by the country’s changing needs since the Covid-19 pandemic – emphasise the importance of digitisation, decentralisation, localism, service innovation and adaptability.
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The Infrastructure report for Australia called for the expansion of existing renewable energy zones or the establishment of new zones for large-scale wind, solar and hydro. Among other solutions, the report listed hydrogen infrastructure as a priority due to the growing interest in the production and use of green hydrogen as an energy source, as it produces no carbon emissions.
We hope the government of Australia treats these 'high priorities' as such, implementing a transformation through the use of True Clean Energy production. The potential of hydrogen as a transportable fuel and as a green source of energy will set it as one of the most wanted fuels for the future. Australia has the potential to be one of the biggest hydrogen producers in the world, so we want to see faster initiatives from this country!
