Avant Group announces Grid Enhancing Technologies Program (Australia)

Aims

• The program aims to achieve its objectives by:
  • demonstrating and testing the effectiveness of grid enhancing technologies being applied to Australian electricity networks
  • identifying costs and benefits of key technologies and pathways for wider application in Australian electricity networks.

Funding Information

• You can apply for a grant between $250,000 and $5,000,000.
• You must complete your project by 31 March 2029.

Intended Outcomes

• The intended outcome of the program is to apply grid enhancing technology to Australia’s electricity network infrastructure resulting in:
  • greater utilisation and productivity of existing network infrastructure allowing more renewable energy to flow to consumers more rapidly, helping put downward pressure on wholesale power prices
  • addressing congestion “black spots” in existing networks reducing curtailment of renewable energy generation, while improving reliability and capacity within and at the edges of the grid
  • reducing or delaying the need for additional network infrastructure lowering the network cost component of energy bills, with lower impact on the environment and communities hosting infrastructure relative to greenfield transmission
  • improving network visibility and control, leading to enhanced resilience and safety for bushfire, extreme weather events, cyber security and other system security, reliability and recovery benefits.

Eligible Projects

• Your project must:
  • be aimed at delivering benefits for Australian energy consumers by accelerating the development, trialling and application of grid enhancing technologies in electricity networks
  • incorporate activities that directly relate to the program objectives and outcomes under section 2 of the guidelines, including, but not limited to:
    • test and demonstrate the effectiveness of a range of technologies that support Australian electricity networks
    • identify costs and benefits of key technologies and pathways for wider application in Australian electricity networks.

Eligibility Criteria

• You can apply if you:
  • have an Australian business number (ABN)
  • are registered for GST
  • are non-income tax exempt
• And are one of the following entities:
  • an entity incorporated in Australia
  • a university
  • a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO) as defined in section 14 of the guidelines
  • a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government body (including government business enterprises).

For more information, visit Avant Group.