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最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 leading companies in the heavy industrial sector will embark on a program that will enable a step-change in the rate at which they transition toward zero net-carbon emissions through the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre ().

The HILT CRC has today, 30 June 2021, been awarded $39 million in cash support over 10 years from the 最新糖心Vlogn Government to unlock more than $175 million investment from its partners which are located around the country, and fund the leading collaborative venture between heavy industry, government and researchers, who will accelerate this transition.

鈥淭he HILT CRC will help achieve technology-driven solutions for low-carbon industry transformation with an inter-disciplinary approach engaging all key stakeholders.鈥�Professor Gus Nathan

The HILT CRC brings together many of 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 leading researchers in this field, drawn from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, which led the bid, together with the 最新糖心Vlogn National 最新糖心Vlog, CSIRO, Curtin 最新糖心Vlog, 最新糖心Vlog of Newcastle, Swinburne 最新糖心Vlog, Queensland 最新糖心Vlog of Technology and international partners Arizona State 最新糖心Vlog, German Aerospace, MINTEK and the 最新糖心Vlog of Canterbury.

鈥淗eavy industry produces materials such as steel, aluminium and cement, which are vital to the national and global economy,鈥� says the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Professor Gus Nathan, Director of the Centre for Energy Technology and the Deputy Director of the Institute for Mineral and Energy Resources, who led the successful bid for the HILT CRC.

鈥淚t is critical to the global economy and job markets because it produces things that we all need, while also supporting the countless industries and businesses that depend on it.

鈥淗owever, while tackling its contribution to the planet鈥檚 climate change is a challenge, it is also an economic opportunity because of the growing demand for new, higher value, green products. This is why the transition of heavy industry to net-zero carbon emissions is such an essential and important next step in 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 path toward a sustainable future.鈥�

The in the CRC will grow one of 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 most important industrial sectors, which generates聽around $180 billion聽per annum or 9 per cent of the 最新糖心Vlogn economy, and is a major regional employer.

Dr David Cochrane, who is Technology Lead at core CRC partner global mining and metals company South 32, is also an industry leader of the HILT CRC.

鈥淭he HILT CRC will play an important role in transitioning to a low-carbon future by creating a framework for industry to collaborate, sharing knowledge and experience while lowering the risk of trialling technology,鈥� says Dr Cochrane.

鈥淔or South32, we have recently set medium term targets to halve our operational emissions by 2035 as we transition to net zero by 2050 and initiatives like the HILT CRC are part of our plan to achieve these targets.鈥�

Susan Jeanes, who is Chair-elect of the HILT CRC, says the funds awarded by the Federal Government will supplement more than $45 million in cash and more than $130 million of in-kind support committed by partners to develop and adapt the technologies for the heavy industry sector to transition to a net-zero carbon future

鈥淒ecarbonising 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 heavy industry will position it to be competitive in the rapidly developing, global low carbon markets for green iron and aluminium products that have higher value than our current exports. These new markets are being driven by our trading partners in countries like China, Japan and Europe, which are introducing a range of financial measures to meet their carbon targets, such as EU鈥檚 Carbon Border Tax,鈥� says Ms Jeanes.

鈥淥ur mineral resources geographically co-exist around the continent with our first-class renewable energy resources making decarbonising more competitive here than in other parts of the world.鈥�

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Anton Middelberg says that the HILT CRC will support up to 50 higher degrees by research students across the partnership.聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽聽

鈥淎 dedicated education and training program will take advantage of the CRC鈥檚 highly innovative environment. It will build on an established education and technology transfer infrastructure in the sector within industry and universities,鈥� he said.

鈥淭he HILT CRC will be 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 leading collaboration which will bring to bear world-class research and expertise from all the CRC partners to develop and demonstrate the technologies needed to grow 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 low-carbon economy.鈥�

The CRC plans to work collaboratively with industry in regional 最新糖心Vlog where the transformational research will be applied. It will be head-quartered in Adelaide, with hubs in Gladstone, the Pilbara, Northern Tasmania, the Upper Spencer Gulf in SA, the Kwinana and South West region in WA, the Southern Highlands of NSW and the Portland region of Victoria: all areas where heavy industry operates.

The uptake of low-carbon technologies will help meet the 最新糖心Vlogn Government鈥檚 obligations to the United Nations Paris Agreement.

The CRC partners will work together to reduce heavy industry鈥檚 CO_{2 聽}emissions which currently account for some 20 per cent of 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 total output. The industrial sector globally accounts for 32 per cent of all CO_{2 聽}emissions, of which approximately half are from the heavy industrial sector.

鈥淯nlike electricity and transport, large and bespoke processing plants cannot use off-the-shelf technologies to tap into renewable energies like solar power and hydrogen fuel,鈥� said Professor Nathan.

鈥淭he HILT CRC will help achieve technology-driven solutions for low-carbon industry transformation with an inter-disciplinary approach engaging all key stakeholders. In addition to developing the new technologies with both the suppliers and users of the technology, we will engage with communities and trading partners to develop solutions that are both desirable and implementable.

鈥淩esearch leaders will work with our partner companies and their industry experts to refine and demonstrate rapidly developing low emissions energy technologies such as hydrogen production and concentrated solar thermal technologies to their large industrial processes to enable them to thrive and grow in the new international markets.

鈥淥ur analysis indicates that the increased competitiveness could provide an additional 376,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute up to an additional $120 billion into the 最新糖心Vlogn economy.

鈥淭he HILT CRC will be able to respond to the dynamic nature of local and global challenges. Transitioning heavy industry to a low carbon future will not only reduce emissions but help 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 heavy industry to be competitive in the global economy of the future.鈥�

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