What is your name? - Name
What is your organisation? - Organisation
Which of the following best describes the current or intended operations of your business? - Which of the following best describes the current or intended operations of your business?
Where are your company’s headquarters located? - company location
Which sector best describes your organisation’s operations in Australia? - I Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Which sector best describes your organisation’s operations in Australia? - M Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Is your organisation currently a liable entity under the National Greenhouse Energy & Reporting Scheme - Is your organisation currently a liable entity under the National Greenhouse Energy & Reporting Scheme
How much hydrogen do you estimate you will produce in 2021? - How much hydrogen do you estimate you will produce in 2021?
Beyond 2021 what do you anticipate will be your maximum annual production of hydrogen, and when will you reach that milestone? - maximum annual production of hydrogen
Beyond 2021 what do you anticipate will be your maximum annual production of hydrogen, and when will you reach that milestone? - Year you will reach that milestone
How much hydrogen do you estimate you will consume in 2021? - How much hydrogen do you estimate you will consume in 2021?
What do you anticipate will be your maximum annual consumption of hydrogen, and when will you reach that milestone? - maximum annual production of hydrogen
What do you anticipate will be your maximum annual consumption of hydrogen, and when will you reach that milestone? - Year you will reach that milstone
Which do you consider more important for your Australian operations? - Which do you consider more important for your Australian operations?
For the scheme you nominated above, what is the ideal date to have it in place by? - For the scheme you nominated above, what is the ideal date to have it in place by?
For the scheme you nominated above, what is the ideal date to have it in place by? - Why?
The sooner Australian Hydrogen has an international certification available, the sooner international trades become easier.
If the ideal date was not achievable, what would be the latest date a certification scheme could be in place by without adversely affecting your Australian operations? - Select year, starting from 2021
If the ideal date was not achievable, what would be the latest date a certification scheme could be in place by without adversely affecting your Australian operations? - Why?
Australian demand for hydrogen is ramping up but slowly and without a certification scheme, we could still trade in Australia but would help make it easier to develop solutions in new Zealand and other APAC nations should a certification is achieved.
If both domestic and international schemes are important (Q7), should there be separate schemes or a single scheme? If there are separate schemes, what elements would be the most important to align and what linkages need to occur? - If both domestic and international schemes are important (Q7), should there be separate schemes or a single scheme? If there are separate schemes, what elements would be the most important to align and what linkages need to occur?
A single domestic and international scheme to avoid duplications and costs associated with two separate ones.
Ensuring Australia can count and verify greenhouse gas emissions from production of Hydrogen will be a most important element of all schemes
A certification scheme would measure and track the carbon emissions associated with hydrogen production. Are there any existing carbon accounting methodologies that a certification scheme should align with or adopt (e.g. the Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System?). - A certification scheme would measure and track the carbon emissions associated with hydrogen production. Are there any existing carbon accounting methodologies that a certification scheme should align with or adopt (e.g. the Australian National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System?).
Carbon accounting during production (including all stages) will form a basis for certificaiton.
Are there any other existing Australian regulatory frameworks that might interact with a certification scheme? - Are there any other existing Australian regulatory frameworks that might interact with a certification scheme?
National Energy Rule: to demonstrate that the renewable hydrogen has truly been produced using 100% renewable energy (direct or offset).
Apart from National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System, it might also be integrated with National Pollutant Inventory scheme - with regard to ammonia production from renewable hydrogen.
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 1
Simplicity - ease of use/understanding
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 2
Mandatory compliance
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 3
Transparency
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 1
Inaccuracy in market size and opportunity understanding
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 2
Complexities
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 3
Introducing new prerequisites but linking into existing framework
Is there anything else you would like to bring to our attention? - Is there anything else you would like to bring to our attention?
Australia must promote and sell only Green Hydrogen (produced from renewable electricity) not any other form. Carbon Capture and Storage methods produce Blue Hydrogen (zero emissions in 1-2 stages but not all through the production cycle) and Grey, Brown or Black Hydrogen are clearly from emissions causing sources. So it is imperative to ensure that to place itself as a renewable energy exporter (and replace coal exports in the longer run) Australia needs to advocate only "green Hydrogen".
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Which state government do you represent? - Location
Are there other applications not listed above that you consider to be important? - Please list them.
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If a certification scheme was introduced, governments would need to consider how it interacts with existing domestic legislation and voluntary frameworks. For example, certifying renewable energy content for hydrogen production would require considering interactions with the Large Scale Renewable Energy Target. Other examples might include emissions reporting, energy market legislation, or building environmental certification schemes. - Which legislation or voluntary frameworks in your state might interact with a certification scheme?
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Which do you consider more important for your state? - Which do you consider more important for your state?
For the scheme you nominated above, what is the ideal date to have it in place by? - Select year, starting from 2021
For the scheme you nominated above, what is the ideal date to have it in place by? - Why?
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If the ideal date was not achievable, what would be the latest date a certification scheme should be in place by without adversely affecting potential projects or policies in your jurisdiction? - Why?
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