House of Assembly
Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
54
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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) (30 July 2021). (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): In response to Questions 14 and 15 I have been advised the following:
Department for Energy and Mining
The following table provides the allocation of grant program/funds for 2020-21 and across the forward estimates for the Department for Energy and Mining—Controlled:
| Grant program/fund name |
Purpose of grant program/fund |
2020-21 Actual result $000 |
2021-22 Estimate $000 |
2022-23 Estimate $000 |
2023-24 Estimate $000 |
2024-25 Estimate $000 |
| Project EnergyConnect |
Early works in relation to the planning and design of a new transmission interconnector between NSW and SA. |
37,050 |
|
|
|
|
| Grid Scale Storage Fund |
To support development of grid scale energy storage projects, to help reduce energy costs and enhance reliability of SA's electricity system |
2,917 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
6,600 |
14,691 |
| Renewable Technology Fund |
To support further integration of the next generation renewable technologies. |
2,612 |
8,198 |
4,817 |
270 |
333 |
| Energy Productivity Program |
To assist large energy using businesses manage their electricity costs and contribute energy supply benefits to the state |
1,885 |
|
|
|
|
| Bird Lake |
To assist the Port Augusta Council to undertake rehabilitation works |
1,695 |
|
|
|
|
| Demand Management Trials |
To advance the use of energy demand response, demand aggregation and integrating distributed generation assets into the grid |
1,581 |
5,695 |
1,296 |
|
|
| 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 |
650 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
| Core Innovation Hub |
Establish a space at Lot 14 where resources-focused start-ups, operators and suppliers can contribute skills to unlock insights and commercial collaboration |
550 |
420 |
180 |
|
|
| Critical Minerals Innovation Challenge |
To run and promote a global innovation challenge to stimulate the growth of the critical minerals manufacturing and technology supply chain in South Australia |
390 |
|
|
|
|
| Accelerated Discovery Initiative |
Co-fund innovative exploration and research projects aimed at accelerating the discovery and development of new mineral resources |
317 |
8,274 |
|
|
|
| Mining and Energy Services Centre of Excellence |
To foster and coordinate innovation and applied research initiatives by supporting projects, identified by industry, as priority areas for applied research and development. |
233 |
239 |
|
|
|
| Australian School of Petroleum Chair |
Financial assistance for the position of South Australian State Chair of Petroleum Geology |
210 |
|
206 |
211 |
211 |
| Discovery of Sedimentary Mineral Systems |
To help exploration and mining companies in the discovery of sedimentary Cu-mineral systems on the Stuart Shelf. |
121 |
122 |
122 |
|
|
| Carbon Capture |
Research focused on Carbon Capture and storage and hydrogen production. |
100 |
102 |
110 |
118 |
118 |
| Future Fuels |
To address future fuel technologies, systems and markets, social acceptance, public safety and security of supply |
100 |
|
|
|
|
| Race for 2030 |
To support research to help boost energy productivity, and integrate clean distributed energy into the grid, to reduce costs and carbon emissions of businesses and households |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
|
| Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf (GMUSG) |
Providing a platform for local business to work collaboratively on mining and resource projects |
60 |
|
|
|
|
| Future Battery Industries CRC |
Support research that will help tackle industry identified gaps in the battery industries' value chain, support battery deployment, and optimise the circular economy for battery waste recycling. |
50 |
50 |
50 |
|
|
| Multiscale Physics for Enhanced Oil Recovery |
To support strategic research alliances between higher education and other organisations, including industry, to apply advanced knowledge to oil recovery problems |
20 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Explore SA – Gawler Challenge |
To run and promote crowd geoscience competitions to obtain multiple research and mineral target models to be provided to South Australia and made available to explorers |
|
1,500 |
1,650 |
|
|
| 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 |
|
405 |
415 |
415 |
415 |
| Test Mine and Innovation Centre |
To support the development of the Arkani Ngura National Test Mine and Innovation Centre based at Oz Minerals' Prominent Hill mine to test and observe emerging technologies in resources |
|
3,200 |
3,300 |
1,000 |
|
| 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. |
|
8,035 |
2,097 |
|
|
The following table details the carryover of grants from 2020-21 into 2021-22 for the Department for Energy and Mining as approved during the 2021-22 state budget process:
| Grant/program name |
2020-21 $000 |
2021-22 $000 |
| Demand Management Trials |
-6,340 |
6,340 |
| Economic and Business Growth Fund (EBGF)—Accelerated Discovery Initiative |
-6,774 |
6,774 |
| EBGF—Gawler Challenge Phase 2: Next Generation Mineral Systems Mapping |
-1,000 |
1,000 |
| Renewable Technology Fund (1) |
-7,164 |
6,851 |
1.	Remaining budget reprofiled across 22/23 to 24/25