- Curtin University nominated as the Operator of the State’s new GreenTech Hub
- $40 million agreement with Gorgon Joint Venture to provide funds for new hub and Lower Carbon Grants (LCG) Program – Gorgon Fund
- Applications for LCG Program – Gorgon Fund – close soon
The Cook Government has named Curtin University as the Operator of the State’s new GreenTech Hub.
Innovation and the Digital Economy and Science Minister Stephen Dawson congratulated Curtin University on the appointment which followed a highly competitive expression of interest process.
The GreenTech Hub will help build State-wide capability and capacity in green technologies and services. It will also stimulate growth in skills and knowledge, and support the creation of jobs and developing new industries.
The Hub, to be operated by Curtin University as a stand-alone facility, is funded as part of the agreement between the Cook Government and Chevron as operator of the Gorgon Joint Venture, a consortium including the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Osaka Gas, MidOcean, and JERA.
The Hub forms part of a four-year $40 million Lower Carbon Grants Program and GreenTech Hub funding agreement between the Cook Government and the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project.
The $33.6 million LCG program provides funding for large research and innovation activities across industries to test, demonstrate and deploy technologies that support lower carbon projects.
LCG program funding is available to innovators who can offer industry translatable solutions which have the potential to solve issues in current supply chains.
Grants to successful LCG projects will range from $5 million up to $15 million.
Applications for the LCG program will close on June 11, for more information see:
As stated by Innovation and the Digital Economy and Science Minister Stephen Dawson:
“The Cook Government is committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the development of the Green Tech Hub is another important step in reaching this goal.
“To be operated by Curtin University, this new stand-alone GreenTech Hub will play a key role in fostering collaboration, partnerships to drive decarbonisation in WA.
“WA is fast becoming a lower carbon energy superpower and the new hub will drive innovation and the creation of new technology to reach our target of net zero by 2050.
“Our agreement with the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project is a huge win-win for the State in making this happen. The hub will focus on adding economic value through supporting and accelerating the research, development and commercialisation of green technologies and services in WA.
“I encourage lower carbon technology businesses who support decarbonisation to apply for grants through the LCG program to accelerate their technologies.”
