Funding for small-to-medium sized manufacturers to transition from fossil fuel powered processes

Overview

The Fund's key aims are to support SME manufacturers to lower emissions through renewable energy solutions (including electrification), focusing on 3 specific areas:

Surface treatment

• used in areas such as, but not limited to, powder coating, galvanising and metallic finishes
• examples include, transitioning from gas-fired curing ovens to electric infrared or induction curing systems for paints or hardened coating or replacing solvent-based surface finishing with low-emissions powder coating technologies.

Process steam

• used in areas such as, but not limited to, sterilisation, drying and cooking
• examples include, replacing gas boilers with electric boilers or heat pumps for food processing and industrial cleaning applications, such as sterilisation of bottles and packaging.

Metals processing

• used in areas such as, but not limited to, fabrication, refinement, transformation or extraction
• examples include, electrification of furnaces and kilns, adoption of electric arc or induction melting systems, or replacement of fossil-fuelled heat treatment and forging processes with low-emissions alternatives.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, legal business entities must:

• be a small-to-medium manufacturing enterprise with up to 200 employees
• have an Australian company number (ACN) and an Australian business number (ABN)
• be non-tax-exempt and registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• be an entity incorporated in Australia.