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? - D Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste 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?
There is already demand for domestic zero emissions gaseous fuels, particularly from customers with their own emissions reduction targets. At present these consumers cannot purchase certified green hydrogen. Certification is an essential first step to enabling first-movers to purchase green hydrogen.
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?
As above, certification is needed urgently to enable consumers that want zero emission gaseous fuels to purchase them with the assurance of certification arrangements. Delay is likely to inhibit hydrogen investment today for all but the earliest demonstration projects.
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?
We suggest that a domestic scheme be designed to align with international developments – a domestic certification scheme should not wait for an international scheme, or customers wanting renewable hydrogen today will be left waiting.
Alignment should focus on emissions inputs (and outcomes) of hydrogen production, which should align with the NGER Act and in doing so align with international obligations.
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?).
A certification scheme should align with the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme, but some issues will need to be overcome. This will require some amendments to the measurement determination– for example gas quality assumptions in individual distribution networks will need to take account of hydrogen injection. Fugitive emissions will also need to better account for actual emissions as a result of hydrogen injection (at present they represent an estimate that is unlikely to adjust as hydrogen is injected into networks).
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?
Gas markets and retail underpinned by National Gas Law – the Short Term Trading Market (STTM) in some states and the Declared Wholesale Gas Market (DWGM) in Victoria. A certification scheme should complement these markets and facilitate “swapping” or “offsetting” arrangements by overlaying these markets. This will allow an individual customer to purchase hydrogen where physical molecules are delivered to the network more generally or to another network (as is the with green power certification). See for example the model for biomethane provided by Helmont energy https://www.helmontenergy.com/gas-swap-model
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 1
Take into account varying emissions intensities of hydrogen production methods(green, blue etc)
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 2
Allow for “swapping” or “offsetting” arrangements and grid injection.
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 3
establishing a certification scheme with urgency to support the emerging market for net zero emissions energy.
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 1
Delaying a domestic certification scheme to align with international developments which may take years.
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 2
Limiting certification to direct consumption
Is there anything else you would like to bring to our attention? - Is there anything else you would like to bring to our attention?
While the focus of this survey is hydrogen, we note a certification schemes are also need for other renewable gases. Injection into gas distribution networks will require a range of factors of renewable gases in general to be understood by suppliers, networks and customers – emissions, heating values, energy content. This could be achieved through a single renewable gas certification scheme, or alternatively ensuring a hydrogen certification scheme is complementary to a separate certification scheme for other renewable gases (e.g. biomethane).
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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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