It was great to be at Hysata last Friday as the Albanese Government is backing innovation and advanced manufacturing with a $49 million investment in Hysata to scale up production of its world-leading hydrogen electrolysers at Port Kembla.
Chris Bowen
@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
Australia’s 🇦🇺 Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Member for McMahon.
Some great questions came through in my Reddit Ask Me Anything earlier this week - here are some of the hilights.
We're putting more roofs to work. One in three Aussie homes have rooftop solar, but larger energy users have been locked out because the existing rebate only supports systems up to 100kw.
It was great join the Electrify Australia launch event last night in Parliament House. Our nation is a world leader of solar, and now we are leading the world in batteries too. Suburban families are getting on with the job because they know what's good for the planet is good for their pocket.
Cheaper Home Batteries are doing exactly what we said they would do: helping half a million households cut bills, store cheap solar and take control of their energy use.
The Liberals have made it very clear that they would abolish the Cheaper Home Battery program. They don't care about the suburbs and regions that are taking up this policy who are making enormous savings on their energy bills.
I’ll be live on r/australian tomorrow night answering your questions from 6pm - Ask Me Anything!
As the country with the highest uptake of solar per capita, it means we are a world leader when it comes to clean energy production. We've got more work ahead of us but we have come a long way.
Shahana McKenzie - CEO of BioenergyAustralia - joined me to chat about the massive positive impact these fuels will have on farmers, the agricultural sector, and our economy.
The Coalition have shown time and time again that they would abolish the Cheaper Home Battery program if they were in power. With only 8% of Australians agreeing with them it sounds like they're on to a winner.
More than 850,000 Australians across the country have studied for something they love and can get the job they want, all for free. A good education opens doors, because a great job can change your life. Labor will always back Free TAFE for Aussies.
Today Australia has lost a remarkable person. Blanche d'Alpuget lived a full and extraordinary life, cementing herself in our nation's culture and memory. A gifted writer, at home with both fiction and non-fiction, Blanche left her mark with an incredible body of work that captured a generation.
We're implementing a government owned fuel reserve. This is a big task and the government is taking submissions now to hear what you have to say about how it should be done. This is about government, business and everyday Aussies working together strengthen our country.
🔋 every home battery 💡 brings energy prices down 🏠 for everyone
Here is the Saturday fuel update. Australia currently has: ⛽ 43 days of petrol 🚜 33 days of diesel ✈️ 33 days of jet fuel
Here's your Renewable Wrap: EVs have outsold petrol cars for the first time ever.
Virtual Power Plants explained. It's about giving you more choices to make the most out of the battery in your home.
600 million litres of fuel is the equivalent of 15,000 petrol tankers⛽️ or enough to circumnavigate Australia nearly 143,000 times (and that’s if you take the scenic route 🐨). But it’s much more than just another number. Swipe to see how saving this fuel impacts all of us. 🚙
⚡️ Australia’s regions and suburbs are leading the charge when it comes to installing solar and batteries, and driving EVs.
🚙 more EVs + 🔋 more home batteries = 😎 a win for everyone, even if you don’t have either. Swipe through to find out how Australia’s massive uptake of solar, batteries, and EVs is a win for everyone.
Cheaper Home Batteries don't just benefit those who own them. They’re bringing down wholesale energy costs for everyone. Another example of how what's good for the planet is good for the pocket too.
The war in Iran has now been going for 6 months, and it created a huge oil crisis around the world. Australia currently has: ⛽️ 41 days of petrol 🚜 36 days of diesel ✈️ 31 days of jet fuel
Here's your Renewable Wrap: 7.5 million tonnes, that's how much pollution has come down in the last year.
We all know climate change is a global challenge. And when it comes to that challenge, China is key.
Here's your Renewable Wrap: 600 million litres of fuel has been saved due to take of EVs just this year.
“Let’s just call it a carbon tax - that will freak people out and they’ll forget that we actually supported this one.” - Matt Canavan, probably.