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Guarantee of Origin (GO) Scheme — Product GO for Hydrogen
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JurisdictionAUS
Legal statusin_force
Instrumentcertification_standard
Effective2025-11-03
Policy details
SummaryA voluntary federal certification scheme administered by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), launched 3 November 2025 under the Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024. It issues digital certificates — Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificates for power, and Product Guarantee of Origin (PGO) certificates for hydrogen and other products — that verify when, where and how low-emission products and electricity were produced. A registered PGO certificate is a mandatory condition for claiming the HPTI.
Key thresholdsScheme launch: 3 November 2025. Legislative basis: Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Act 2024; supporting rules: Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Rules 2025; emissions methodology: Future Made in Australia (Guarantee of Origin) Methodology Determination 2025. Hydrogen currently certified: electrolysis pathway only (other pathways to be added). Emissions intensity calculation aligns with National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Measurement Determination and international standards. REGO certificates capture 'when, where and how' electricity was generated, which will support temporal correlation credentials. Specific hourly vs. monthly temporal matching rules and geographic correlation zone definitions are set in the Methodology Determination 2025 (not yet publicly extracted in verifiable form — consult legislation.gov.au/F2025L01302). Scheme is voluntary for general use but mandatory for HPTI eligibility.
Support valueNot a financial support instrument. Certification enables access to HPTI (AU$2/kg) and supports export market credibility (EU, Japan, Korea hydrogen import standards).
Practical implicationEvery tonne of hydrogen claimed under the HPTI must have a registered PGO certificate — developers must plan for GO scheme registration, metering, and CER audits as part of project design from day one, since absence of PGO certification disqualifies HPTI claims.
Official source
| Source | Publisher | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Open official source ↗ | cer.gov.au | 2026-08-31T17:47:03Z |