The Clean Energy Future Fund supports the implementation of innovative clean energy projects in Western Australia.

The Clean Energy Future Fund supports the implementation of innovative clean energy projects in Western Australia that offer high public value through 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
• 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.

Priorities for Round 4, determined by the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation,
are to:

1. demonstrate meaningful participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across land access, decision-making, benefit-sharing, employment and governance
2. use clean energy to add value to WA minerals and support green exports
3. be at the fringe of, or not connected to, the South West Interconnected System or the North West Interconnected System
4. significantly increase the supply, security and resilience of networked electricity supply in line with the Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap
5. support decarbonisation and electrification of heavy industry and the development of new, low-emissions industries in WA
6. enhance energy productivity, electrification and materially reduce emissions from the built environment or manufacturing
7. support the replacement of diesel electricity generation with renewable energy
8. deliver long-duration energy storage (systems that can deliver power of 10 hours or more) by 2030
9. support WA manufacturing and maximise local content in project delivery.

Ministerial priorities identify areas of strategic importance to the state. The extent to which a proposal aligns with Ministerial priorities will be assessed and included in recommendations to guide Ministerial decision-making. Projects do not need to align with Ministerial priorities to be assessed or to be recommended for funding.

At the time of entering a funding agreement, the applicant must be an Australian entity incorporated under the Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth) or the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Commonwealth) or a local government entity or government research organisation, or a consortium with an eligible entity as lead applicant.

Entities that cannot be the lead applicant include a school, a trust, a federal or state government department, a sole trader or individual, an overseas organisation or an unincorporated association.

The applicant must have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be GST registered.

• Phone: 08 6364 6988
• Email: CEFF@dwer.wa.gov.au