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• Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre wasestablished in 2018 to bring together:• Key companies in the network and pipeline industry• Researchers who can deliver applied research• Commonwealth and State Governments• International collaborations
• These partners:• bring funding and in-kind support
• ~$12.5m/year over a 7 year period• collectively provide Industry and the Community with
the knowledge necessary to utilise Australia’s energynetworks to enable Australia’s rapid transition to a lowemissions energy future
• Established by the Hawke Government• Maintained bipartisan support for nearly 30 years• Competitive, merit based grant programme• Industry-led and outcome-focused• Collaborative research partnerships;
Industry Researchers Community
• On 12 April 2018 Assistant Minister for Industry,Innovation and Science Senator The Hon Zed Seseljaannounced Government’s CRC program will be co-funding Future Fuels CRC with $26.25m.
• 9 Nov 2016 – Strategic planning day• 6 Mar 2017 – New bid planning day• 12 Jul 2017 – Stage 1 Bid submitted• 12 Oct 2017 – Stage 2 Planning workshop• 12 Dec 2017 – Stage 2 Bid submitted• 9 Feb 2018 – Stage 2 interview• 12 Apr 2018 – Future Fuels CRC announcement• 21 Aug 2018 – Grant Agreement Executed• 22 Nov 2018 – Participant Agreement Executed
…and many stakeholder interactions in between…
Working side by side with Industry
RP1 – Future Fuels Technologies,
Systems & Markets
RP3 – Network Lifecycle
Management
RP 2 – Social Acceptance, Security of
Supply & Public Safety
• Education• Training
• Utilisation• Commercialisation
Understanding technical, commercial and market barriers and opportunities for future fuels
◦ Integrated planning of fuel systems◦ Techno-economic modelling of supply chains◦ Accelerated development of technologies◦ End user equipment compatibility ◦ R&D support of demonstration projects
First RP1 projects:◦ Scenario and broad-scale modelling to determine regional
and national implications of developing future fuels ◦ Integrated electricity-gas-hydrogen systems modelling to
determine cost-benefits of future fuel options for regions◦ Techno-economic modelling of future fuels production
processes to identify most prospective production processes ◦ Type-A appliance testing to determine if appliances can be
accredited for operation on natural gas with 10% H2 blends
Public acceptance and safety research for future fuels technology and infrastructure
◦ Appropriate community engagement◦ Policy solutions for new technology governance◦ Organisational accident prevention◦ Urban encroachment and third party interference
First RP2 projects:◦ Provide lessons learnt from major upgrades to national
infrastructure and identify effective community engagement strategies for conversion of gas networks to operate with hydrogen and/or other low carbon gas◦ Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of pipeline
intrusion avoidance solutions and providing context-specific decision support for selection
Design, construction, and operations-related research for energy infrastructure
◦ Material properties and performance◦ Safe and efficient design of fuel infrastructure◦ Smart monitoring and asset condition prediction◦ Advanced infrastructure repair and protection systems
First RP3 projects:◦ Development of an Australian pipelines and networks materials
database to determine risks and opportunities for future fuels◦ Determine compatibility of steel pipes and components in gas
networks with hydrogen-based energy fluids◦ Determine compatibility of plastic pipes and components in gas
networks with hydrogen-based energy fluids◦ Determine proximity distances and ventilation requirements for
distribution networks adapted to future fuels◦ Development of internal coatings for steel pipelines that can be
applied in-situ for protection against hydrogen permeation◦ Determine smart monitoring, data analytics and asset condition
prediction needs, gaps and opportunities for fuel networks
Update and development of industry codes and standards
Inform policy debate Licensing of IP – patents Pipeline design software Education modules Industry training and seminars Research report dissemination Etc.
PhD program: ~45 PhDs Undergraduate program Development of education modules (for industry) Training of industry personnel / competencies Exchange and secondments 2 research-industry dissemination seminars per year Researcher Conference In-house company presentations Presentations at industry conferences / seminars
• CSIRO National Hydrogen Roadmap• Chief Scientist COAG paper ‘Hydrogen for Australia’s future’• ARENA funding of $22 million for exporting renewable hydrogen
• AGIG Hydrogen Injection Project• ATCO Hydrogen Micro-grid• Jemena Power to Gas• EvoEnergy Power to Gas• 2 Proposed SA PtG Projects
• Establishment phase: May 2018 – October 2018• Constitution • Key agreements – Gov’t and Participants• Governance
• Start-up phase: October 2018 – June 2019• Move to delivery mode – initiate first projects• Build pipeline of ideas into draft proposals for
prioritisation and consideration • Leads to middle ‘steady-state research years’.
• Steady–state phase: July 2019 to 2025• Run-state for these ~5 years – substantial - capability
of nearly $1m cash and in-kind per month
