House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 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) (24 November 2020). (Estimates Committee A) 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): I have been advised the following: The table below provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2019-20 and across the forward estimates for the Department for Energy and Mining. Grant Program / Fund Name Purpose of grant program / fund 2019-20 Actual$000 2020-21 Budget$000 2021-22 Budget$000 2022-23 Budget$000 2023-24 Budget$000 Bird Lake To assist the Port Augusta Council undertake rehabilitation works 809 2,135 Future Fuels To address future fuel technologies, systems and markets, social acceptance, public safety and security of supply 115 100 Renewable Technology Fund To support further integration of the next generation renewable technologies. 5,620 13,648 3,122 4,888 211 Home Battery Scheme Subsides to reduce the cost of home battery installations for consumers 38,210 28,138 12,675 5,200 5,400 Demand Management Trials To advance the use of energy demand response, demand aggregation and integrating distributed generation assets into the grid 649 11,200 651 Energy Productivity Program To assist large energy using businesses manage their electricity costs and contribute energy supply benefits to the state 1,779 2,443 Project Energy Connect Early works in relation to the planning and design of a new transmission interconnector between NSW and SA. 13,247 57,150 National Energy Efficient Buildings Cross-industry collaboration to deliver the National Energy Efficient Buildings Project 45 Multiscale Physics for Enhanced Oil Recovery To support long-term strategic research alliances between higher education and other organisations, including industry to apply advanced knowledge to oil recovery problems 30 20 10 Oil and Gas Strategy To facilitate the establishment of the Gas Industry Social and Environmental Research Alliance (GISERA) Program in the South East 333 SA State Chair of Petroleum Geology Contribution to the costs of the University of Adelaide in employing a Chair of Petroleum Geology 205 207 209 Carbon Capture Contribution to research outcomes for carbon capture and storage and unconventional resources 50 Mining and Petroleum Engineering Scholarships To support the Scholarship Program with the long-term objective of helping to arrest a forecast skill shortage in the resources sector. 110 220 220 220 220 Core Innovation Hub To establish an innovation hub where key stakeholders can develop strategic partnerships to address industry challenges and create economic development opportunities. 349 600 420 180 Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf (GMUSG) Support for GMUSG in providing a platform for local business to network and work collaboratively on mining and resource projects 60 60 Mine engineering and skill development Developing and facilitating projects to increase the availability and productivity of the resources industry workforce 408 233 239 MinEx CRC Exploration To provide new technologies for improving the productivity of mineral exploration drilling and for the acquisition and incorporation of data into 3D models 350 350 300 300 300 Landowner Information Service The operation of a free, independent information service for landowners seeking information on mineral resource regulatory requirements, including exploration and mining production activities 267 Explore SA—Gawler Challenge To run and promote crowd geoscience competitions to obtain multiple research and mineral target models to be provided to SA and made available to explorers 600 1,400 1,200 950 Grid Scale Storage Fund To support development of grid scale energy storage projects to firm renewables, help reduce energy costs and enhance reliability of SA's electricity system - 6,150 5,300 6,330 9,600 Critical Minerals Global Supply Chain To undertake an open platform international competition to identify technical innovation opportunities across the state's critical minerals value chain 550 Electric Vehicle Charging Network To establish a statewide electric vehicle charging network to increase the uptake of electric vehicles, accelerate smart charging and vehicle-to-grid charging trials. 750 1,250