The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hammered out the Australia – United States Net-Zero Technology Acceleration partnership, with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen inking the pact at the Sydney Energy Forum, creating a formal partnership to drive the creation and use of zero emissions technology.
According to the DOE news release, the countries will also work together on minerals supply chains in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost economic growth.
“With today’s partnership, our two countries will work together to unlock critical advances in long-duration storage, grid integration, clean hydrogen, direct air capture and critical minerals and materials – providing an essential opportunity to export the innovations that will accelerate the global clean energy transition,” Granholm said in the DOE news release.
According to the DOE news release, Bowen noted that the partnership will serve to enhance the countries’ common interests around climate change and energy.
“It prioritizes not just development but deployment of the critical technologies that will underpin economic opportunity in the energy transformation of our two countries,” he said, according to the news release.
Granholm took to Twitter to laud the progress made between the two countries, noting the partnership demonstrates a joint commitment to boost energy capacity while taking advantage of clean energy options.
Meanwhile, Bowen also used Twitter to promote the deal, noting the agreement drives work on zero emissions technology and will improve cooperation to cut emissions and fuel economic growth.
The U.S. Embassy Australia also applauded the agreement on Twitter, noting that the deal between the countries will boost development and deployment of key zero-emissions technologies while strengthening the minerals supply chains and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The tweet also noted cooperation will be “practical” and will bring industry into the fold.
Moreover, the embassy also tweeted the cooperation will provide opportunities for research and development while fostering collaborations to develop key technologies.
