Funding is available to support the development and deployment of decarbonisation projects that prioritise scope 1 emissions reduction.

Two types of projects, pre-deployment and deployment, will be supported under HEI funding to accelerate adoption or to implement technically ready decarbonisation opportunities.

By 30 June 2030 all:

• pre-deployment projects must be completed
• deployment projects must be fully commissioned and operational.

Eligibility

The applicant must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• confirm that they are an Australian entity duly incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Hold and comply with all necessary authorisations that are material to the conduct of the business of the applicant
• be classified under the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) codes of manufacturing or mining
• hold all insurances required by law, including public liability insurance and workers compensation
• materially comply with all: 
  • obligations under employment contracts, industrial agreements and awards 
  • codes of conduct and practice relevant to conditions of service and to the relations between the applicant and the applicant’s employees – applicable Workplace Health and Safety legislation.
• not be subject to any insolvency event, including the subject of an order or resolution for winding up or dissolution (other than for the purposes of reconstruction or amalgamation) or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, administer or similar
• not be listed on the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade sanctions consolidated list
• disclose any legal proceedings or investigations, including litigation, arbitration, mediation, or conciliation taking place, pending or (to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, after having made proper enquiry) threatened against you or a related body corporate (as defined in the Corporations Act) (Claims) to the extent that such Claims either: 
  • affects, could affect, or be perceived to affect, the reputation of the State of New South Wales (including its officers, Ministers and employees) 
  • conflicts with, may conflict with, or be perceived to conflict with the potential funding or your obligations under the funding agreement or project more generally –
  • relates to an Authority investigating the applicant’s compliance with any law, regulation or legislation 
  • relate or arise from any issues relating to Environmental Protection Licences issued through the NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) impacts (materially or otherwise) the applicant’s ability to comply with its obligations under the funding agreement or to complete the project.
• agree to comply with any further requests for information by the office
• disclose all Australian state government, territory government and Commonwealth Government grants applied for in relation to the project, including applications made over the last 5 years (including both successful and unsuccessful applications)
• be the legal and beneficial owner of, or have all necessary rights to use and licence, any intellectual property necessary to carry out the project
• have a public commitment to decarbonise the facility from the executive/board level.

• Email: emissionsreduction@environment.nsw. gov.au