Sunshot: Australia’s opportunity to create 395,000 clean export jobs

renewable hydrogen expertise) minerals and metals critical for energy transition Exporting Australian made batteries Batteries manufacturing & assembly Export of green minerals and metals Use of renewable energy in Refining of minerals and metals such as mining of minerals and metals green steel, aluminum and lithium This report explores six export opportunities in clean energy and technologies th. [...] This includes the energy projects globally , including export of raw minerals and the refinement in engineering and project management, Australia and export of the metals.1 construction, research and technology, systems integration, and much more. [...] Australia is 63% currently one of the largest producers of lithium and REE Australia 67% 22% and has the potential to supply a significant share of RoW cobalt, copper and nickel. [...] The degree of uptake is However, there are several projects underway to build local uncertain and dependent on hydrogen production capability and understand the use of renewable hydrogen.3 and transport costs and the costs of competing Australia’s current Australia does currently produce ammonia to be used in fertilizer 3 technologies such as electrification. [...] remainder of the report, the opportunity will be referred to as renewable hydrogen, to encapsulate Given the current state of hydrogen as a nascent industry, Investment/ the renewable hydrogen and the export carrier, 6 significant capital costs would be required to scale up hydrogen infrastructure likely to be ammonia.