House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
54
1
Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly
published
Estimates Replies
Grant Programs
Grant Programs
The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS
House of Assembly
West Torrens
Grant Programs
In reply to the Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (25 September 2019). (Estimates Committee A)
In reply to: Hon A. KoutsantonisMP(25 September, 2019):
The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN
House of Assembly
Stuart
Minister for Energy and Mining
Grant Programs
The Hon. D.C. VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN (Stuart—Minister for Energy and Mining): In response to omnibus questions 14 and 15 I have been advised:
The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2018-19 and across the forward estimates for the Department for Energy and Mining—Controlled:
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2018-19 Estimated result $000 |
2019-20 Budget $000 |
2020-21 Estimate $000 |
2021-22 Estimate $000 |
| Carbon Capture |
Carbon Capture and Storage/Seals and Unconventional Resources |
50 |
50 |
- |
- |
| Oil and Gas Strategy |
To facilitate the establishment of the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) Program in the South East of South Australia |
333 |
333 |
- |
- |
| Future Fuels |
To address future fuel technologies, systems and markets, social acceptance, public safety and security of supply |
115 |
205 |
100 |
- |
| SA State Chair of Petroleum Geology |
Contribute to meeting the cost incurred by the University in employing a Chair of Petroleum Geology |
205 |
210 |
215 |
221 |
| Lithospheric Architecture |
Magentotelluric data will be processed and modelled to provide information on the lithospheric architecture of the Australian continent. |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2018-19 Estimated result $000 |
2019-20 Budget $000 |
2020-21 Estimate $000 |
2021-22 Estimate $000 |
APY Officer |
A grant for the salary and associated costs of employing an APY Minerals and Petroleum Tenement Officer |
162 |
- |
- |
- |
| Australian Research Council Linkage |
ARC Linkage Project enabling 3D Scholastic Geological Modelling |
10 |
10 |
10 |
- |
| Mine engineering skill development |
To address issues facing the minerals, resources and heavy engineering sectors by developing and facilitating the delivery of projects to increase the availability and productivity of the workforce, identifying gaps in, and issues with, the skills of the resources industry workforce and develop solutions. |
180 |
408 |
233 |
239 |
| MinEx CRC Exploration |
New technologies for improving the efficiency and productivity of mineral exploration drilling, and for the acquisition of geochemical and geophysical data while drilling and incorporation of that data into automated, constantly-updating 3D models. |
2,250 |
350 |
350 |
300 |
| Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences |
Collaborative research project with CODES examining the mineral geochemistry of pyrite and the relationship/impact on mineral exploration |
30 |
30 |
- |
- |
| AusLAMP |
Australian Lithospheric Architecture Magnetotelluric Project (AusLAMP): Thermodynamics inversion for mineral systems |
150 |
50 |
- |
- |
| Potash Processing |
To provide funding for the development of an Intelligent Control (IC) system for PotashCorp. The system will optimise the process and avoid costly acid reactor shutdowns that sometimes occur due to unstable chemical reactions. |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
| Renewable Technology Fund |
To support further integration of the next generation renewable technologies (including batteries, pumped hydro, hydrogen, biomass and solar thermal) and demand management technologies. To accelerate the deployment of these technologies, to provide system security measures that are comparable to traditional thermal generators. |
13,577 |
22,688 |
3,145 |
661 |
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2018-19 Estimated result $000 |
2019-20 Budget $000 |
2020-21 Estimate $000 |
2021-22 Estimate $000 |
| Home Battery Scheme |
State Government subsidies to help pay for the installation of home battery systems. The subsidy is available to all South Australians households, and calculated on the kilowatt-hour capacity of the battery purchased. Energy Concession Holders are eligible for a higher subsidy, ensuring low-income households are supported to access the Scheme. |
7,070 |
25,000 |
37,500 |
30,500 |
| Grid Scale Storage Fund |
To support development of new energy storage technologies to back up renewables and enhance reliability of South Australia's electricity system. |
- |
13,900 |
22,500 |
13,600 |
| Energy Productivity Program |
Grant to help large energy using businesses in South Australia manage their electricity costs and contribute energy supply benefits to the state |
7,939 |
3,427 |
- |
- |
| National Hydrogen Roadmap |
Contribution to the National Hydrogen Roadmap |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
| Bird Lake |
To assist the Port Augusta Council to undertake rehabilitation works |
255 |
2,136 |
- |
- |
| Australian National Electricity Market Modelling |
To assist with the development of a web-based open source grid integration and optimisation modelling tool for the Australian National Electricity Market. |
28 |
- |
- |
- |
| Electric Vehicle Adoption Program Evenergi |
To undertake activities in South Australia under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) program to boost electric vehicle adoption. |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
| Electric Vehicle Solar Garage |
To design, construct and operate an Electric Vehicle Solar Garage within the Tonsley precinct. |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
| myCar |
To procure a base for the operations of myCar at the Tonsley Innovation Precinct, and to assist the establishment of a new public transport service based on electric vehicles. |
34 |
17 |
- |
- |
| Bioenergy Connect |
To administer the Bioenergy Connect Fund supporting provision of bioenergy expertise to potential proponents interested in investigating bioenergy as an energy source. |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2018-19 and across the forward estimates for the Department for Energy and Mining—Administered:
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The following table details the new commitment of grants in 2018-19 for the Department for Energy and Mining—Controlled:
| Grant program/fund name |
Beneficiary/Recipient |
Purpose |
Value$ |
| Lithospheric Architecture |
University of Adelaide |
Magentotelluric data will be processed and modelled to provide information on the lithospheric architecture of the Australian continent. |
15,000 |
| MinEx CRC Exploration |
MinEx CRC |
New technologies for improving the efficiency and productivity of mineral exploration drilling, and for the acquisition of geochemical and geophysical data while drilling and incorporation of that data into automated, constantly-updating 3D models. |
5,150,000 |
| Centre for Ore Deposit and Earth Sciences |
University of Tasmania |
Collaborative research project with CODES examining the mineral geochemistry of pyrite and the relationship/impact on mineral exploration |
60,000 |
| AusLAMP |
University of New South Wales |
Australian Lithospheric Architecture Magnetotelluric Project (AusLAMP): Thermodynamics inversion for mineral systems |
200,000 |
| Electric Vehicle Adoption Program |
Evenergi |
To undertake activities in South Australia under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) program to boost electric vehicle adoption. |
15,000 |