❓ The Premier outlines the WA government's investments in low and zero-emission vehicles, including a hydrogen refuelling project and a statewide EV fast-charging network, highlighting their commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050 and the potential for local manufacturing.
AnsweredQoN 514Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
LOW
AND ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES
514. Ms K.E. GIDDENS to the Premier:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's unprecedented efforts in reducing carbon emissions and
transitioning Western Australia towards net
zero. Can the Premier update the house on this government's investment
in driving the uptake of low and zero–emission
vehicles and outline what it will mean for local manufacturing in Western Australia?
AND ZERO–EMISSION VEHICLES
514. Ms K.E. GIDDENS to the Premier:
I refer to the McGowan Labor
government's unprecedented efforts in reducing carbon emissions and
transitioning Western Australia towards net
zero. Can the Premier update the house on this government's investment
in driving the uptake of low and zero–emission
vehicles and outline what it will mean for local manufacturing in Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Bateman for
the question.
We are doing more than any other
government in the state's history to deal with emissions. We have
committed to delivering net zero emissions by 2050, we have set a target on
government agencies to reduce emissions by 80 per cent by 2030 on 2020 levels
and, obviously, we have announced our plan to transition in a very sympathetic
way away from coal.
We are also taking up low and zero–emission
vehicles, which is what I want to speak about now. This morning the Minister
for Hydrogen Industry, the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade, and
I, in conjunction with Woodside Energy, Centurion Transport and the Buckeridge
Group of Companies, announced a $10 million grant for Woodside Energy's
proposed hydrogen refueller project in Kwinana. This will help deliver
commercial hydrogen fuel cell trucks and
refuelling infrastructure with hydrogen, renewably produced, to power their
operations . It will accelerate the
uptake of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles and it will drive demand for local
production of renewable hydrogen in Western Australia. The $10 million
investment will be matched by Woodside. We had an open tender process and
Woodside was successful. BGC and Centurion are taking up the opportunity. The
single electrolyser is expected to be able to produce up to 800 kilograms of
hydrogen a day, which will enable it to supply more than 50 vehicles. That is a
good start to convert major trucks to hydrogen use. They can basically be
powered entirely by renewable hydrogen, which is really quite remarkable.
On top of that, last week we
announced the first EV fast-charging network for Western Australia. From Kununurra
to Esperance to Eucla, people will be able to charge their electric vehicles.
We have awarded a contract to an Australian company, JET Charge. There will be
98 EV chargers at 49 locations across the state. It will extend some 6 600 kilometres
across Western Australia. We expect it to be fully operational by 2024. These
are amazing changes. I suspect that for
whoever is standing in this position in 10 years, things such as
hydrogen-powered vehicles and electric car charging around Western Australia
will be commonplace, which will be a wonderful thing.
the question.
We are doing more than any other
government in the state's history to deal with emissions. We have
committed to delivering net zero emissions by 2050, we have set a target on
government agencies to reduce emissions by 80 per cent by 2030 on 2020 levels
and, obviously, we have announced our plan to transition in a very sympathetic
way away from coal.
We are also taking up low and zero–emission
vehicles, which is what I want to speak about now. This morning the Minister
for Hydrogen Industry, the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade, and
I, in conjunction with Woodside Energy, Centurion Transport and the Buckeridge
Group of Companies, announced a $10 million grant for Woodside Energy's
proposed hydrogen refueller project in Kwinana. This will help deliver
commercial hydrogen fuel cell trucks and
refuelling infrastructure with hydrogen, renewably produced, to power their
operations . It will accelerate the
uptake of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles and it will drive demand for local
production of renewable hydrogen in Western Australia. The $10 million
investment will be matched by Woodside. We had an open tender process and
Woodside was successful. BGC and Centurion are taking up the opportunity. The
single electrolyser is expected to be able to produce up to 800 kilograms of
hydrogen a day, which will enable it to supply more than 50 vehicles. That is a
good start to convert major trucks to hydrogen use. They can basically be
powered entirely by renewable hydrogen, which is really quite remarkable.
On top of that, last week we
announced the first EV fast-charging network for Western Australia. From Kununurra
to Esperance to Eucla, people will be able to charge their electric vehicles.
We have awarded a contract to an Australian company, JET Charge. There will be
98 EV chargers at 49 locations across the state. It will extend some 6 600 kilometres
across Western Australia. We expect it to be fully operational by 2024. These
are amazing changes. I suspect that for
whoever is standing in this position in 10 years, things such as
hydrogen-powered vehicles and electric car charging around Western Australia
will be commonplace, which will be a wonderful thing.
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