Hazer secures $6.2 million WA Government grant

Hazer Group has announced it has been awarded a $6.2 million of conditional grant funding by the Western Australian Government under the Lower Carbon Grants Program – Gorgon Fund.

The first iteration of Hazer’s reactor technology was installed in Hazer’s Commercial Demonstration Plant (CDP) in 2023 and its test program successfully completed ahead of schedule in 2024.

The funding package will be used to advance the performance program of the company’s commercial scale reactor at the CDP, which is capable of large-scale single train capacity of up to 40,000 tpa.

The Lower Carbon Grants Program – Gorgon Fund was established in 2024 to provide funding for local innovations and projects which support decarbonisation. The program is administered by the Western Australian Government and is funded by the Gorgon Joint Venture. The Gorgon Joint Venture is operated by Chevron Australia and comprises Australian subsidiaries of Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, Osaka Gas, MidOcean Energy, and JERA.

“The Western Australian Government is committed to diversifying and decarbonising the state’s economy, with a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050,” said Minister Stephen Dawson. “The Hazer Group is a key contributor to Western Australia’s innovation sector and leverages local resources to develop a world-leading climate technology that has broad application for decarbonising industry in Australia and world-wide.”

“Government support plays a vital role in advancing the development of technology solutions in the fight against climate change,” said Hazer’s CEO and MD Glenn Corrie. “We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Western Australian Government and the Gorgon Joint Venture for providing the funding to progress the important next phase of technology scale-up to commercialise Hazer’s novel Western Australian technology.”