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• Round 4 of the Clean Energy Future Fund
  open from today
• Individual
  grants available from $100,000 to $4 million
• Program
  supports projects that deliver significant emissions reductions and community
  benefits

The Cook Government
has launched a new round of grants to support innovative clean energy projects
that help to diversify and decarbonise the Western Australian economy.

A total of $9 million is available in Round 4 of the Clean Energy Future
Fund (CEFF) with individual grants ranging from $100,000 to $4 million.

Energy
and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sandersonmade the announcement during a visit to Electric Power
Conversions Australia, a local business that previously received a CEFF grant
to retrofit a diesel mining haul truck to full battery electric.

The Clean
Energy Future Fund supports innovative projects that test and demonstrate new
clean energy technologies in WA and enable wider adoption.

The government
has invested $37 million since the CEFF since it was first launched in 2020.

Priorities for
this round include supporting projects with demonstrated benefits to First Nations
peoples, green exports and local manufacturing, increasing renewable energy
supply and resilience of energy networks, long duration energy storage and
enhancing productivity through electrification.

The Clean
Energy Future Fund is administered by the Department of Water and Environmental
Regulation, with support from Energy Policy WA.

For more
information, visit: www.wa.gov.au/ceff

Comments
attributed to Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson:

“Western
Australia is committed to driving innovation in clean energy technologies that
deliver real emissions reductions and community benefits. This fund is helping
local projects turn ideas into action.

“It has supported a variety of
clean energy projects including the electrification of mine haul trucks,
replacement of diesel generators with battery storage, pumped hydroelectric
storage and re-deployable solar power plants.

“Investing in
clean energy is critical to decarbonising our economy and securing WA’s
position as a leader in the transition to net zero.”