House of Assembly: Thursday, February 04, 2021

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Grant Programs

In reply to the Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens) (24 November 2020). (Estimates Committee B)

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 2020-21 Budget 2021-22 Budget 2022-23 Budget 2023-24 Budget
$000 $000 $000 $000 $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