07 March, 2020

‘Energy superpower' hub hopes dim as Germany, Australia stop funding

The future work of dozens of researchers seeking to develop a low-carbon "energy superpower" vision hangs in the balance after support from both the German and Australian governments was halted.
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in 2017 at the G7 leaders' summit to back an energy transition hub that is now facing an uncertain future after both nations ended their support.
Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and German
 Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in 2017 at the G7 l
eaders' summit to back an energy transition hub that
is now facing an uncertain future after both nations ended their support.
The Energy Transition Hub, a five-year $20 million venture signed in 2017 to foster research by Australian and German universities, stops receiving funds from Germany this quarter, with the Morrison government's support ending in June.

Read the story from The Age by Peter Hannam - “‘Energy superpower' hub hopes dim as Germany, Australia stop funding.”

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