Name: Policy and regulatory frameworks for hydrogen adoption
Uploaded: 2023-06-05T04:16:20.982Z
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So my name is Kahil Lloyd

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and I am the executive

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director of the Hydrogen

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Division in the Department

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of Energy and Public

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Works here in Queensland.

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So my team was set up to

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really build connections

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across government and with

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industry to drive,  whole

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of government,  policy

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work around hydrogen.

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Hydrogen policy is, really

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complicated area, but it's

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really going to be critical

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to really set out those.

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Policy settings to be

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able to support industry's

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development here in

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Queensland and in Australia.

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I think many people would

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be aware last year the

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International Energy Agency

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released its,  report

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into hydrogen and, and it

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recommended to all governments

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that they look at their

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regulatory policy settings.

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So that they can be

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streamlined and as efficient

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as possible,  while

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still  maintaining kind of

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those rigorous standards

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around environmental and

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community participation.

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Getting those regulatory

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settings right  will be

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critical to be able to set

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up industry, for the future,

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but also,  helps enable

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companies to be able to make.

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Investment decisions in

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hydrogen projects in general

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but it also will be important

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to get those regulatory

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settings around safety and

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other kind of codes and

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standards in place so that

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there can be the adoption

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of hydrogen technology.

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So simple things like

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a refueling station.

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Having the right standard

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in place to be able to

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have a refueling station

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developed and for it to

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be approved that you could

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have heavy vehicles like

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trucks and buses, being able

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to, to turn up to a petrol

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station,  and being able to

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fill out with hydrogen fuel.

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That, that's really important

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work and it can sometimes

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be overlooked, but getting

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those sort of settings in

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place,  will be critical

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to being able to set up an

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industry here in Australia.

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Here in Queensland.

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I think we are largely

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at the forefront of.

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Renewable energy policy.

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So last year we released

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our $62 billion Queensland

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Energy and Jobs plan.

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As part of that plan, hydrogen

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has a focus in there around,

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supporting the industry's

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development into the future.

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So what that plan provided us

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with is, some funding around

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getting, some more studies

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into working out how hydrogen

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industry development can occur

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in Queensland some funding

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to do community engagement

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and awareness,  but also,

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committed the government

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to, to putting in place

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the right policy settings

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through regulation and

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legislation around, hydrogen.

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So here in Queensland, we've

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already started that work.

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A bill's been introduced into

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our Queensland Parliament

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to put in place the settings

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for hydrogen pipelines.

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We are now looking at the

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rest of the supply chain

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for hydrogen and, and really

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trying to work out what's the

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most efficient and effective

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way to, to regulate the

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industry into the future.

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But kind of the, the, the

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focus for us is around getting

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the settings in place, so

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that they're as streamlined

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as possible, but also

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maintaining that transparency

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and community participation

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in, in that framework.

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The regulation of hydrogen

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is really broad, isn't it?

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So you could go from

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approval of a project.

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Through to what are

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the incentives, which

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could be put through in

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regulation to support the

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industry's development.

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If we go to incentives,

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looking around the world

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with, with things like the

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United States Inflation

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Reduction Act, which is,

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you know, US 369 billion,

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which has been put on the

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table to support hydrogen

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and other renewable projects.

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Being developed in that

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country, that's really

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accelerated a range of

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other countries putting

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in place those sort

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of incentives as well.

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So Canada, the EU, so I think

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looking at those jurisdictions

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and seeing what they're

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doing to really provide that

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support in an incentive kind

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of capacity is, is really

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important for Australia.

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The, the federal government a

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few weeks ago in their budget

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has put in place the, the

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Hydrogen Headstart program,

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which is a $2 billion fund.

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All the states and territories

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will be working with the

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Commonwealth,  through our

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National Hydrogen Working

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group to really design that

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as part of, the broader work.

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And, and from the Queensland

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context, we're really looking

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forward to working with the

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Commonwealth on that, to

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design the program so that it

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can be scaled into the future

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and, and really support.

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Hydrogen projects

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here in Queensland.

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So I think it is really taking

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the case studies from those

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international jurisdictions

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leaning into what Australia's

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competitive advantages are

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around hydrogen development.

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We have a lot of wind, we

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have a lot of solar resources

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here along in particularly

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in Queensland, along in

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trusted, energy exporter in

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our coal and gas industries.

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So leveraging all of those

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competitive strengths, while

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still also looking at those,

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those, learnings from other

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jurisdictions will really be

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able to set us up well for

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a, a global leading world

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hydrogen industry here in, in

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Queensland and in Australia.

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It's really important that,

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no matter what regulation

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you put in place, it

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isn't a set and forget.

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It's really gotta be around

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getting the settings right at

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the beginning, but also having

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the ability for that framework

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to be adapted over time.

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Just going back to the, the

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bill which was introduced

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into our Queensland Parliament

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just a few weeks ago.

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It was set up, in the premise

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that you'd be able to then

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transport hydrogen and

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pipelines, but also as part of

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that work,  there'll be future

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proofing in it and that you

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could add additional gases,

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into that framework over time.

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If there's scientific

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advancements or a new

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hydrogen and carrier,

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which,  makes sense to

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include in that framework.

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So I think it is about getting

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those settings right from the

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beginning, but also,  being,

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having that ability to adapt

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that framework over time

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and take those learnings.

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Where we are now, I think

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really a lot of it is about

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getting the settings in

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place to support the kind

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of uptake in the community.

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So making sure we

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have the standards and

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the codes in place so

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that there's community

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confidence and the safety

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of hydrogen and its use.

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So making sure that those,

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those practices are in place,

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will be really important.

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But then I think it is

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also around those larger

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projects and how can we get

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approvals and those sort of

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frameworks, developed as well.

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So I think that's really the,

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the kind of starting point

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is it's everywhere, but, but

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really taking that, deliberate

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approach to how you design

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a framework will be really

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critical in this industry.

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Hydrogen integration into any

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sort of system will be really

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important into the future.

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Here in Queensland we see

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renewable hydrogen having a

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particular role in our energy

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mix into the future as well.

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So,  as part of the energy and

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jobs plan, which I mentioned

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before, the government's

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asked us to have a look

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at, targets for Hydrogen

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and its use in Queensland.

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So that's a body of work

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that we want to kick off

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soon and really look into

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what could that look like

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doesn't necessarily need to

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be in legislation, but also,

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from a policy sense, it would

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send that clear signal to the

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market about where Queensland

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and other jurisdictions

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went ahead by having those

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sort of targets in place.

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So it's something we are,

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looking into, and we, we

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would be wanting to work with

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industry as we, examine that,

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that idea and that option.

Expert Insight

In this captivating video, join Kahil Lloyd, the Executive Director of the Hydrogen Division in Queensland's Department of Energy and Public Works, as he delves into the fascinating world of hydrogen policy and its crucial role in shaping industry development. 

Discover the complexities and challenges of this rapidly evolving field as Kahil highlights the need for streamlined regulations and robust safety standards to unlock the full potential of hydrogen technology.