The $10-million SME Industrial Decarbonisation Fund has been designed to help small-to-medium sized Australian manufacturers reduce their direct greenhouse gas emissions by switching from fossil fuel powered processes to electric alternatives.
The Fund supports businesses through co-investment to upgrade or replace equipment and processes, train their workforce, attain updated certification or compliance and share successful deployment across the manufacturing industry through knowledge sharing activities.
The Fund has three focus areas:
Surface Treatment – used in areas such as powder coating, galvanising and metallic finishes.
Process Steam – used in areas such as sterilisation, drying and cooking.
Metals Processing – used in areas such as fabrication, refinement, transformation or extraction.
Applications are open until 31 December 2027 or until fully allocated.