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?
Which of the following best describes the current or intended operations of your business? - Other
Renewable energy accreditation
Where are your company’s headquarters located? - company location
Which sector best describes your organisation’s operations in Australia? - Other (please specify)
Renewable energy certification/accreditation
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
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?
GreenPower is currently looking for hydrogen projects to pilot how a voluntary 'green hydrogen' market would work. This would ideally us an energy/emissions disclosure registry that is operated by a national government body, such as the Clean Energy Regulator.
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?
Initially, pilots can be run on a case-by-case basis with manual registries and administration. However, as the market for green hydrogen grows and to support a growing voluntary green hydrogen market, ultimately this will require a national, standardised registry. The earlier this registry is in place, the easier it will be to standardise the voluntary market design.
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?
GreenPower supports the establishment of a scheme that fully aligns with international schemes to facilitate export and/or import of renewable hydrogen. However, if integrated, domestic customers should still be able to identify where the hydrogen was produced, and a registry should allow customers to choose location-specific certificates, if they wish to do so.
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?).
GreenPower supports the adoption of international carbon reporting standards, namely the World Resource Council's GHG Protocol. Australian legislation currently doesn't fully align with international standards, but a hydrogen certification scheme should aim to do so to foster a consistent, unambiguous treatment of environmental claims related to hydrogen production, export and consumption. It is expected that this would also facilitate better access to international hydrogen markets.
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?
- Renewable Energy Target-related regulation, e.g. where hydrogen is produced from renewable electricity (do LGCs have to be voluntarily surrendered for each megawatt hour used to produce 'green hydrogen' ). It is GreenPower's view that this is essential to establishing that the hydrogen is 'renewable/green'.
- Emissions related regulation incl. NGER/ERF relating to the treatment of hydrogen for emissions reduction and hydrogen as a potential conversion technology from LGCs to emissions reduction as a 'zero emissions fuel', which will require regulated conversion factors.
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 1
The ability for a voluntary market to work within it to drive uptake. This requires the ability to identify certificates that are certified by another entity (could be a unit within the scheme's administrator) as well as inclusion of relevant non-carbon attributes in the registry to inform certificate purchasers/traders.
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 2
A transparent and traceable certificate creation and certificate retirement mechanism,
What are the three most important features a certification scheme should have? - 3
Clear attribution of the environmental or carbon benefit to certificates
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 1
Ambiguity over:
- ownership of environmental attributes
- treatment of carbon/environmental benefits attribution between jurisdictions (producer vs consumer location)
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 2
Misalignment with international hydrogen or carbon reporting standards that would make the use or reporting of hydrogen production/consumption uncertain
What are the three most important things a scheme should avoid? - 3
Different treatment of certificates for small and large customers/producers. For example, there is a lack of clarity on how Small-scale Technology Certificates should be treated in carbon reporting, whereas for LGCs it is relatively clear (although environmental attributes are not clearly attributed for either of them).
Is there anything else you would like to bring to our attention? - Is there anything else you would like to bring to our attention?
GreenPower is currently investigating partnering with a small number of hydrogen projects to trial the establishment of a voluntary hydrogen market. The aim of the pilots is to determine market mechanisms as well as identifying non-carbon and energy factors that a voluntary scheme would need to consider, e.g. water source, community consultation.
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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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