Federal, State and Territory Emerging Technology Initiatives                

Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Renewable Mandates To encourage Renewable Accredited power Expanded N/A Target set at Click here
Energy Target Australia’s use additional energy generated stations or small renewable energy additional
(RET) of electricity generation of or deemed to generation units target (RET) 45,000 GWh
generated electricity from have been that have commenced 1 Jan Market price by 2020
from renewable energy generated generated 2010. paid for
renewable sources. renewable energy Renewable
sources or deemed to have Energy
generated Certificates
Investment (RECs)
estimated at renewable energy
$5bn
Federal

Australian $567m To promote Renewable Organisation’s Being established N/A - Advisory Under Minister Click here
Centre for program. development, technologies governance and 2009-10 body for Resources
Renewable One stop commercialisation guidelines - TBC & Energy
Energy (ACRE) shop for & deployment of
(Part of $5.1b renewable renewable energy
Clean Energy energy technologies
Initiative) businesses

Renewable $300m Funding to assist Solar, Applicant must be Launched Size of grants Administered Click here
Energy competitive in demonstration geothermal, wind, non-tax exempt 20 February 2009 expected to be through the
Demonstration grants of renewable biomass, hydro, incorporated $50-100m (up Australian
Program program energy for power ocean energy, Australian company to one third of Centre for
generation on a combination Funding provided eligible Renewable
(Part of $5.1b in rounds
Clean Energy commercial scale technologies expenditure on energy (ACRE)
Initiative) in Australia the project

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Renewable $652.5 For the Renewable Will leverage TBA TBA Coordinated by Click here
Energy Future million over development & energy e.g. private venture DCCEE
Fund 4 years deployment of geothermal, solar, capital by
large and small wave energy encouraging $42 m to be
(Part of $5.1b Additional spent in 2010-
Clean Energy funding scale renewable partnerships
energy projects between the 11
Initiative) under the
Clean Government and
Energy the private sector
Initiative to make critical
early-stage
investments in the
commercialization
of new renewable
technologies

Geothermal $50m To support cost of Geothermal Applicant must be Launched Grants of up to Administered Click here
Drilling competitive drilling non-tax exempt 20 August 2008 $7 million through ACRE
Program grants geothermal wells incorporated provided as
(Part of $5.1b program for proof of Australian company dollar for dollar
Clean Energy concept which holds matched
Initiative) Australian funding
geothermal
exploration licence

Second $15m To support 2nd generation Applicant must be Delivered over 4 Matching grants Administered Click here
Generation competitive research, biofuels research institution, years from 2008- of $1- $5m through ACRE
Biofuels grants development & university or 2009 to 2011-12
Research & program demonstration of business with
Development new biofuel capability to
Program technologies & undertake research,
(Part of $5.1b feedstocks development or
Clean Energy demonstration of
Initiative) 2nd generation
biofuels

Solar Flagships $1.5bn over Aims to create an Commercially Technology to be Round 1 closed Expected to Round 1 Click here
Program 6 yrs. additional proven solar used in the project 15 Feb 2010. leverage $2 of projects
(Part of $5.1b Competitive 1000MW of solar technologies. must have been Successful industry and scheduled to
Clean Energy funding for generation Proposal may demonstrated in projects expected state complete
Initiative) solar energy capacity include solar operation at a scale to be announced government commissioning
plants thermal and solar of at least 30 MW second half of funding for $1 of plant by 31
PV with generation capacity 2010. of December
generation for 12 mths. Commonwealth 2015
capacity of at

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
least 150 MW. investment
Proposals must
meet Solar
Flagships criteria
and Education
Investment Fund
criteria.

Australian Solar $100m over To support solar Concentrating Researchers from To commence Variable. Round Round 2 Click here
Institute 4 yrs. researchers solar thermal public and private operations by 1 successful projects
(Part of $5.1b Competitive energy and solar sectors July 2009 projects proposals have
Clean Energy grants PV announced been called for
Initiative) program December and are
2009. currently being
reviewed.

Commercialisat Business To support Innovation to be Individuals, early- Commenced 4 Skills and Information Click here
ion Australia advice researchers, commercialised growth stage and January 2010 knowledge available on
Merit based entrepreneurs and spin off companies grants: up to hotline:13 222
grants on a companies to with majority of $50,000 56
co- improve their business activities, Proof of
contribution potential for employees or Concept:
basis successful assets within $50,000 -
commercialisation Australia. $250,000
of their
innovation. Early Stage
Commercialisati
on: $250,000 -
$2m
Grants are on a
co-contribution
basis

Innovation Venture To assist R&D Innovation Small, early stage The Australian Up to $20m in Further Click here
Investment Capital Fund companies in the to be Australian Government calls capital information at
Fund $200m for early stages of commercialised companies. for applications provided, must AusIndustry
development to annually. Round 3 be matched one hotline: 132 Click here
Round 3
competitive commercialise their applications to to one with 846
funding product via the close 31 May privately
establishment of 2010. sourced capital.
new fund managers
to provide equity
and finance

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Clean Energy Part of $50m Centre offers Clean energy Small & medium Launched 2009. Business Centre located Click here
Innovation Enterprise services to clean technologies e.g. sized businesses in reviews, in Newcastle
Centre – Connect energy industry solar, wind, wave, the clean energy ongoing Further info
Enterprise Initiative including free tidal, biofuels and industry mentoring , available at
Connect business reviews cogeneration, grants up to website or
Network and supporting development and $20,000 (will hotline: 131
grants supply of contribute to 791
methods, half the cost of
equipment and approved
technology used projects)
to reduce energy
demand or
increase energy
efficiency.

Retooling for $75m over 4 Aims to help Small-scale Applicant must be Commenced 2008 $10,000 - Applications Click here
Climate Change yrs Australian cogeneration non-tax exempt until 2012. $500,000, up may be
Program Competitive manufacturers plants incorporated to a maximum submitted at
(Part of $240m grants reduce their Australian company of half the cost any time and
Clean Business program environmental and have annual of project. will be
Australia footprint turnover of less assessed on a
initiative) than $100m regular basis.
AusIndustry
hotline:13 28
46

Climate Ready $75m over 4 To support Small scale Applicant must be Commenced 28 $50,000 - $5m Currently Click here
Program yrs research & renewable energy non-tax exempt July 2008 on a matching closed for
(Part of $240m Competitive development, technologies incorporated funding basis application.
Clean Business grants proof-of-concept & Australian company Information
Australia program early-stage and have an annual available on
initiative) commercialisation turnover of less AusIndustry
activities than $100m hotline:13 28
46

Early Stage Venture To stimulate Target investment Australian Open for Fund managers Further Click here
Venture Capital Capital Fund Australia’s early includes businesses with application seeking to raise information at
Limited stage venture cleantechs. assets of less than a new venture (02) 6213
Partnership capital sector. $50 million may be capital fund of 6609 or email Click here
able to access at least VentureCapital
capital from funds $10 million and @innovation.g
registered under not more than ov.au
this program $100 million for
investing in

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Australian
businesses.

R&D Tax Broad- To increase the R&D activities Companies Applications are Allows Companies Click here
concession based, amount of that are incorporated in received based on companies to wishing to
(To be market research and systematic, Australia and individual deduct up to make an
replaced by driven tax development investigative and undertaking R&D company 125% of application for
R&D Tax concession (R&D) undertaken experimental, and reporting periods qualifying registration for
Credit) in Australia involve either expenditure the R&D Tax
innovation incurred on Concession for
(novelty) or high R&D activities income year
levels of technical when lodging ending 30 June
risk. their corporate 2010 must do
tax return. so by 30 April
2011.

R&D Tax Credit Broad- To deliver a tax R&D activities Entities undertaking Was to commence Companies with To replace Click here
based, incentive to boost that are R&D that are 1 July 2010 an annual R&D Tax
market investment in systematic, either: however turnover of less Concession -
To replace driven research and investigative, and legislation still to than $20m can transitional
current R&D • Australian
incentive development involve both corporations; be passed in claim a 45% measures for Click here
Tax package considerable Parliament. refundable tax the 2009-10
concession levels of novelty • Australian credit (the will be put in
and high levels of residents for tax equivalent of a place
technical risk purposes; 150%
• foreign concession)
corporations that All other
carry on R&D companies can
activities though claim a 40%
a permanent standard tax
establishment in credit (the
Australia; and equivalent of a
• public trading 133 per cent
trusts with a deduction).
corporate trustee.

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Export Market Government To encourage Business must Australian Applications for Reimburses up Additional Click here
Development financial small & medium have promoted individual, 2008-09 closed to 50% of information on
Grant assistance sized Australian product for export partnership, 30 November, expenses eligible
program for businesses to and product must company, 2009. incurred on activities and
aspiring and develop export be: a good made association, co- Applications for eligible export products
current markets in Australia or operative, statutory 2009-10 will open promotion available on
exporters outside Australia corporation or trust 1 July, 2010. activities, website.
where Australia that has carried on above $10,000
will derive a export promotion threshold
significant net activities during the Provides up
benefit; IP right year for which they to eight grants
that wish to apply for an to each eligible
mainly resulted export grant applicant
from work done in
Australia;
trademark owned,
assigned or first
used in Australia;
know-how that
mainly resulted
from work done in
Australia

Clean Energy $14.9 million To attract Solar, wind, Australian business TBC N/A Austrade to Click here
Trade and will be spent investment into geothermal, appoint
Investment over 3 years Australia's clean marine, bioenergy industry
Strategy energy sector and and biofuels, specialists in
assist Australian Australia and
clean energy in major
companies to offshore
access markets
international
markets

GreenPower Joint To encourage use Solar, wind, Households, Commenced in N/A Currently over Click here
Territories
and states

Scheme initiative of of renewable hydro, bioenergy business. NSW in April 1997 980,000
Federal

the ACT, energy to reduce State governments then expanded to GreenPower

NSW, SA, greenhouse gas other states in customers and
and

have agreements to
QLD, VIC emissions and purchase some of 2000 196 accredited
and WA drive demand for their power from generators
government renewable energy GreenPower
agencies

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Australian National To promote and Innovative, Small to medium 3 year Promotion on Application Click here
Technology networking develop export Australian sized Australian membership ATS website / process for
Showcase program markets for technology with businesses with newsletter, each state
(ATS) innovative global marketing annual turnover networking available on
(Managed by technology based potential <$10m. opportunities, website
State Govt. in products seminars,
VIC, QLD, NSW Business
Development
Manger

NSW State Plan Achieve a To encourage Renewable Clean Energy Revised State N/A State Plan also Click here
(Incorporates 20% additional energy strategy will Plan released includes
Clean Energy renewable generation of technologies examine incentives 2010 training and
Strategy - in energy electricity from for emerging green jobs
development) consumption renewable energy technologies e.g.
by 2020 to sources. geothermal,
align with biomass, wave
federal RET energy

Renewable $40m over 5 Funding to assist Solar, Selection criteria Established Variable Round 1 Click here
New South Wales

Energy yrs in demonstration, geothermal, wind, for applicant July 2007 funding closed. To be
Development Competitive commercialisation bioenergy, hydro, available on provided in notified of
Program grants of renewable ocean energy website rounds future funding
program energy (Native forest rounds email
technologies in biomaterial not contact details
(Part of $700m NSW to
NSW Climate eligible)
ccf@environm
Change Fund) ent.nsw.gov.a
u

Public Facilities $30m over 5 Funding to assist Cogeneration Public or Established Variable Round 2 Click here
Program yrs in projects which educational July 2007 funding closed. To be
(Demonstration Competitive reduce the facilities which are provided in notified of
Stream) grants demand for open to, and rounds. future funding
program electricity, water frequently rounds email
accessed, by the contact details
(Part of $700m public to
NSW Climate ccf@environm
Change Fund) ent.nsw.gov.a
u

NSW Green $30m over 5 Funding to assist Projects that NSW business Established Variable Round 1 Click here
Business yrs in projects which reduce electricity operations. Further July 2007 funding closed. To be

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Program Competitive reduce the demand selection criteria for provided in notified of
grants demand for applicant available rounds. future funding
program electricity, water on website rounds email
(Part of $700m contact details
NSW Climate to
Change Fund) ccf@environme
nt.nsw.gov.au

Innovation Merit based To accelerate the Innovative NSW Businesses Developed by Building Application Click here
Pathways grant and growth of NSW technologies with turnover Industry & commercialisation form available
Program skills / organisations to supported by <$15m – Investment NSW and/or exports on website
knowledge commercialise intellectual researchers, start- & ATS skills
building innovative property. ups and established Launched Jan Grants up to
technologies SMEs 2010. $25,000 up to 50%
of cost

NSW $1.4 m To encourage Research Small to medium Launched Jan TechVouchers Application Click here
Technology program - collaboration projects, research NSW enterprises 2010 up to $15,000 form available
Vouchers Seed funding between SMEs or demonstration with turnover TechConnectors on website
Program & technical and research of technical <$30m and <200 up to $50,000 Administered
(TechVouchers) advice to organisations in products employees by
engage with NSW InnovationXch
research ange Ltd on
organisations behalf of
Industry &
Investment
NSW

Hunter Valley Research To provide a Renewable TBA N/A N/A Focus of study Click here
Low Carbon project to blueprint for the Energy is also on
Project determine future economic Energy Efficiency “green job”
low carbon development of creation
strategy for low carbon Hunter
Hunter Valley industry,
Valley region and a pathway to
public and private
investment

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Queensland $50m To support Renewable Australian based Announced 2007 Funding is Further Click here
Renewable program development and energy organisations with accessed via funding rounds
Energy Fund Competitive deployment of technologies that project related to loan of up to are yet to be
grants renewable energy are beyond proof QLD 100% or grant determined.
program generation of concept and of up to 50% of
technologies in provide minimum project capital
QLD. capacity of value.
100kW

Queensland Road map to To increase Solar thermal, Australian based Launched June Various Administered Click here
Renewable attract deployment of geothermal, small organisations with 2009 incentives by Office of
Energy Plan investment renewable energy scale renewable project related to Clean Energy
in renewable initiatives and energy systems QLD
Queensland

energy to accelerate growth

QLD of this sector

Queensland Competitive To assist in the Renewable Incorporated QLD Commenced 1999 Grants of up to Applications Click here
Sustainable grants development & energy based organisations 80% of project for new project
Energy ($8.9m for commercialisation technologies costs up to proposals
Innovation over 77 of sustainable $200,000 invited twice
Fund projects has technologies per year.
already been Application
granted) process
information
available on
website

Queensland $15m over 5 To encourage R&D Geothermal N/A Announced 2007 N/A Click here
Geothermal yrs for in energy derived (Chairman
Energy Centre centre of from hot rocks announced June
of Excellence excellence in 2010)
partnership
with
University of
Queensland

Renewable 20% of To increase the Renewable Climate Change N/A New target Click here
Australia

Energy Target electricity to use of renewable energy and Greenhouse announced of

South

be produced energy in SA technologies Emissions 33% of

by Reduction Act electricity to
renewable 2007 became law be produced
energy by on 3 July 2007 by renewable
2014 energy by
2020

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Renewable $20 million To support R&DD Renewable Incorporated Established June Variable To be Click here
Energy Fund over 2 years of renewable energy company with 2009. Expires overseen by
energy technologies history in delivering June 2011 Renewable
technologies similar projects, Energy Board,
financially viable supported by
Renewable
Energy
Commissioner

Plan for Competitive To accelerate Geothermal – Mining companies Launched 2004 Grant up to For more Click here
Accelerating grants exploration in SA direct drilling conducting $100,000 not information
Exploration program costs exploration exceeding 50% email:
(PACE) of drilling costs Miles.Davies@
sa.gov.au

CleanTech Strategy To encourage use Sustainable Innovative Launched Technology Click here
Industry incorporates of sustainable technologies companies in clean Febraury2010 hub, research &
Strategy Sustainable technologies technology training
Technologies Create sustainable CleanTech facilities, access
Precinct & technologies hub Partnering Program to expertise
CleanTech at Tonsley Park targets SMEs
Partnering
Program

Small Business Competitive To enhance Projects with SA business with Grant announced Grant $100,00- Project capital Click here
Development grants economic growth, innovation or turnover between in rounds. $500,000 expenditure
Grant program employment and introduction of $250,000 - $5m pa available on must be
business new technology. and minimum 2yr matching dollar <$200,000 Click here
development in trading history for dollar basis and create
Southern Adelaide new jobs

Payroll Tax Payroll tax To attract more Large scale Projects must have 1 July 2010 until Payroll tax Administered Click here
rebate rebate for investment in renewable energy nameplate rating at 30 June 2014 rebate by RevenueSA
construction renewable energy projects eg. wind, single connection associated with
of renewable solar, wave, point of greater labour:
energy plant geothermal than or equal to Up to $5m for
30MW and have solar
started construction
phase after 1 July Up to $1m for
2010 wind

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
North West and $27m To stimulate New innovations Incorporated Launched 2009 Up to $50,000 Administered Click here
Northern competitive innovation, and technology companies with until June 2011 by AusIndustry
Tasmania

Tasmania grants investment & Jobs and /or emerging ABN

Innovation and program in northwest and industry
Investment northern
Fund Tasmania
Fund now
closed

Victorian Increase To encourage Solar Solar power plants TBC N/A Introduce Click here
Climate Change Victoria’s additional large scale
White Paper electricity generation of feed-in tariff
supply from electricity from
large scale solar
solar to 5%
by 2020

Green Door Each project to

To streamline Projects with Projects larger than TBC N/A be assigned a Click here
– one stop
development of emission 30MW case manager
shop for
renewable energy threshold of 0.5t to help
energy
projects CO2/ MWh navigate
projects
Victoria

application and
approval
processes

Energy $72m grants To support the Solar, energy Selection criteria Established April Applications for Administered Click here
Technology program for development of storage, biofuels, available on 2008 grants close by DPI
Innovation renewable & large scale, biomass website 31st August
Strategy sustainable precommercial conversion, 2009
energy demonstrations of geothermal &
sustainable clean distributed
energy energy
technologies

Sustainability Competitive To support Can include Schools, Established in Variable Managed by Click here
Fund grants projects to tackle trialling of businesses, local 2002 Sustainability
program climate change renewable energy government and Victoria
and help Victoria technologies community groups
reduce its across Victoria
environmental
impact

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Government Program/ Type/ Purpose Eligible Participant Duration/ Grant Additional Further
Scheme cost of Renewable Eligibility/ Introduction amount Information information
Name policy Technologies Requirements
Large Scale $100m To support the Solar PV or Project must be Announced March Must Project must Click here
Solar Project competitive establishment of a located in Victoria, 2009. demonstrate also receive
grant large scale solar generate minimum Plant to be equal / greater funding under
power station in of 330 GWh p.a of constructed in financial federal Solar
Victoria electricity for 20yrs 2011-2015 support from Flagship
Australian Program
Government &
private sector

VicStart Expert To support Technology Businesses with Launched 2009 Assistance to Funded by Click here
Technology advice, commercialisation products in R&D credible business gain grants, DIIRD
Commercialisat mentoring, of technology cases with IP that debt funding or Tel: 13 22 15
ion Initiative networking, innovations are judged to be seed funding
support able to succeed Free to join
programs commercially program

Low Emissions Competitive To develop low Renewable WA projects that Launched 2007 Variable Click here
Australia
Western

Energy grants emission energy reduce greenhouse funding in

Development program technologies to technologies gas emissions. rounds on
Fund reduce Projects must not matching 3 for
greenhouse gas have commenced one dollar
emissions and must be basis. 3rd Round
seeking > closed 24
$200,000 March 2010

This information is intended as a guide only and was current as at 10 Aug 2010.

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