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Australia

Electrolysis with a 100% renewable-powered hydrogen production process, including balance of plant (Hydrogen Headstart Round 1, October 2023 guidelines) Intended global hydrogen leader and clean-energy exporter Published hydrogen strategy: Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy 2024. Australia's 2024 National Hydrogen Strategy sets 34 actions across competitive supply, domestic demand and decarbonisation, community benefit, and hydrogen trade and investment. Policy record and source

Key policyNational Hydrogen Strategy
Production PathwayElectrolysis with a 100% renewable-powered hydrogen production process, including balance of plant (Hydrogen Headstart Round 1, October 2023 guidelines)
Strategic RoleIntended global hydrogen leader and clean-energy exporter
Strategy StatusPublished
Projects tracked157
Published policies13

Counts distinct public project IDs matched to this country's recorded identity, not current operating facilities. 409 public records have no country value and 6 have unresolved country values; those records are not assigned as zero. Multi-country records can appear in more than one country. Capacities are not summed.

Projects by stage

157 public project records matched to this country

  1. Operational11
  2. FID/Construction8
  3. Feasibility study48
  4. Concept37
  5. DEMO3
  6. On hold2
  7. Dormant8
  8. Cancelled31
  9. Decommisioned1
  10. Stage not classified8

Each bar is a share of the 157 matched public records.

Stages group recorded labels. Earlier and tracker records do not establish current operation.

Projects

Operational 11

FID/Construction 8

Feasibility study 48

Concept 37

DEMO 3

On hold 2

Dormant 8

Cancelled 31

Decommisioned 1

Stage not classified 8

Published policies

Policies published for this jurisdiction, listed for browsing. A listing does not mean a project on this page receives support under it.

Country relationships

Connected countries

No source-linked country-to-country relationship is recorded for this country. A project or company appearing in two countries does not establish a bilateral relationship.

Adjacent countries

Geographic adjacency is not recorded in this dataset, so adjacent countries cannot be confirmed here.

Jurisdiction Official Strategy and Policy

Support InstrumentHydrogen Production Tax Incentive (HPTI): refundable tax offset of $2 per kilogram of eligible hydrogen produced for up to 10 years, for income years between 1 July 2027 and 30 June 2040.
TargetPossible annual hydrogen production target of 15 million tonnes by 2050 (2024 National Hydrogen Strategy)

Jurisdiction Activity Landscape

Market SummaryIn a ministerial release dated 21 December 2023, the Australian Government reported six shortlisted applicants for the Hydrogen Headstart program, to be invited to submit full applications.

Jurisdiction Identity and Scope

Display NameAustralia
Official NameCommonwealth of Australia

Jurisdiction Constraints and Change

EventOn 20 March 2025, ARENA announced the first recipient under its Hydrogen Headstart Program, with Round 1 funding allocated to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Murchison Green Hydrogen Project in Western Australia.
Sources & record history

Sources

Field sources

FieldShown valueOriginal valueSourceDate basisMeaning
Key policyNational Hydrogen StrategyNational Hydrogen StrategyNew National Hydrogen Strategy sets up Australia as renewable superpower Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current
Production PathwayElectrolysis with a 100% renewable-powered hydrogen production process, including balance of plant (Hydrogen Headstart Round 1, October 2023 guidelines)Electrolysis with a 100% renewable-powered hydrogen production process, including balance of plant (Hydrogen Headstart Round 1, October 2023 guidelines)Hydrogen Headstart: Guidelines Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current
Strategic RoleIntended global hydrogen leader and clean-energy exporterIntended global hydrogen leader and clean-energy exporterNew National Hydrogen Strategy sets up Australia as renewable superpower Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current
Strategy StatusPublishedPublishedNew National Hydrogen Strategy sets up Australia as renewable superpower Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current
Support InstrumentHydrogen Production Tax Incentive (HPTI): refundable tax offset of $2 per kilogram of eligible hydrogen produced for up to 10 years, for income years between 1 July 2027 and 30 June 2040.Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive (HPTI): refundable tax offset of $2 per kilogram of eligible hydrogen produced for up to 10 years, for income years between 1 July 2027 and 30 June 2040.Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-01Current
TargetPossible annual hydrogen production target of 15 million tonnes by 2050 (2024 National Hydrogen Strategy)Possible annual hydrogen production target of 15 million tonnes by 2050 (2024 National Hydrogen Strategy)New National Hydrogen Strategy sets up Australia as renewable superpower Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current
Market SummaryIn a ministerial release dated 21 December 2023, the Australian Government reported six shortlisted applicants for the Hydrogen Headstart program, to be invited to submit full applications.In a ministerial release dated 21 December 2023, the Australian Government reported six shortlisted applicants for the Hydrogen Headstart program, to be invited to submit full applications.$2 billion renewable hydrogen program reaches a milestone Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current
Display NameAustraliaAustraliaAustralia’s National Hydrogen Strategy Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-08-29Current
Official NameCommonwealth of AustraliaCommonwealth of Australia1. Introduction to Australia and its system of government Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-08-29Current
EventOn 20 March 2025, ARENA announced the first recipient under its Hydrogen Headstart Program, with Round 1 funding allocated to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Murchison Green Hydrogen Project in Western Australia.On 20 March 2025, ARENA announced the first recipient under its Hydrogen Headstart Program, with Round 1 funding allocated to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Murchison Green Hydrogen Project in Western Australia.Murchison Green Hydrogen Project given a headstart Confidence: reportedChecked 2026-10-04Current

Record history

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