❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the Clean Energy Future Fund's (CEFF) impact on greenhouse gas emissions, specifically regarding reductions achieved and cost-effectiveness of funded projects. The answer provides details on two Goldfields-based solar projects and their projected lifetime emissions reductions.
AnsweredQoN 641Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Announced in April 2020, the McGowan
Government's $19 million Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) states it will
support “innovative clean energy projects in Western Australia which offer high
public value through contributing to one or more of the following outcomes:
significant, cost-effective reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions below projected (or baseline) emissions as a
direct result of the clean energy project; and design, deployment, testing or demonstration
of innovative clean energy projects likely to deliver community benefits
or lead to broad adoption and significant reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions, and I ask: (a) in the almost two years since it was
announced how many tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has CEFF
reduced; (b) what is the projected lifetime GHG
emissions reductions of the two projects publicly funded by the CEFF; and (c) what is the cost per tonne (CO2
equivalent) of these emissions reductions from these two projects?
Government's $19 million Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF) states it will
support “innovative clean energy projects in Western Australia which offer high
public value through contributing to one or more of the following outcomes:
significant, cost-effective reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions below projected (or baseline) emissions as a
direct result of the clean energy project; and design, deployment, testing or demonstration
of innovative clean energy projects likely to deliver community benefits
or lead to broad adoption and significant reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions, and I ask: (a) in the almost two years since it was
announced how many tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has CEFF
reduced; (b) what is the projected lifetime GHG
emissions reductions of the two projects publicly funded by the CEFF; and (c) what is the cost per tonne (CO2
equivalent) of these emissions reductions from these two projects?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 May 2022
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services representing the Minister for Environment; Climate Action
Response time
6 days
a) The first round of the Clean Energy Future Fund provided $2.6 million funding for two Goldfields-based projects: Nomadic Energy and ResourcesWA.
Nomadic Energy’s installation of five megawatts of redeployable solar panels at Northern Star’s Carosue mine is now complete. Emissions have reduced by 2,762 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent to 22 March 2022. The demonstration of redeployable solar power addresses a key barrier for mine sites with short project lives and has wider adoption potential for mining operations. ResourcesWA’s installation consists of 30 megawatts of solar panels and 15 megawatt hours of battery storage to feed Norton Goldfields’ Paddington and Evolution’s Mungari mining operations. This project is still under development.
b) Over their lifetimes, these projects are estimated to reduce 512,645 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
c) Clean Energy Future Fund allocation for these projects is $2,657,936 with an estimated cost of $5.18 of funding per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions reduction. The total project emissions reduction costs are $116.35 per tonne.
Nomadic Energy’s installation of five megawatts of redeployable solar panels at Northern Star’s Carosue mine is now complete. Emissions have reduced by 2,762 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent to 22 March 2022. The demonstration of redeployable solar power addresses a key barrier for mine sites with short project lives and has wider adoption potential for mining operations. ResourcesWA’s installation consists of 30 megawatts of solar panels and 15 megawatt hours of battery storage to feed Norton Goldfields’ Paddington and Evolution’s Mungari mining operations. This project is still under development.
b) Over their lifetimes, these projects are estimated to reduce 512,645 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
c) Clean Energy Future Fund allocation for these projects is $2,657,936 with an estimated cost of $5.18 of funding per tonne of carbon dioxide emissions reduction. The total project emissions reduction costs are $116.35 per tonne.
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