AUSTRALIA

Background
Feasibility licenses were awarded for Australia's first offshore wind zone in Gippsland, Victoria. The large-scale projects will produce 25GW when developed in 2040 with first electricity to be delivered in 2032. Two Danish companies, CIP and Ørsted, were each awarded two licenses for separate areas. Ørsted estimates that their development will result in a total generation of 4.8GW and CIP a total of 4.4GW. Furthermore, the federal government has announced upcoming tenders for 32GW of new wind, solar and storage, as well as funding for Power-to-X projects through two rounds of A$2bn Hydrogen Headstart and a recent announced A$2 per kg hydrogen tax credit.

Programme (TBC)
- Introduction to the Australian market for renewable energy (Ulrik Dahl, Trace Commissioner)
- CIP, Information about their two projects
- Ørsted, Information about their two projects
- Topsoe, The Australian market for Power-to-X
- Delegation trip to Australia, Jens Holst
- Open discussion – all speakers will be at a panel.

Moderator
Jens Holst-Nielsen, Market Director, Danish Industry