Three hydrogen projects have won ARENA grants totalling $103 million, and grant winners along with those that missed out might still receive a share of $300 million in CEFC finance.
One of Australia's largest carbon offsets companies has won a federal grant to investigate the drought resilience benefits of landscape-based activities that store carbon.
The Morrison government has given South Australia at least $560 million to help fund clean energy and emissions abatement actions, after last year allocating $960 million to NSW.
Alcoa's Portland aluminium smelter will be guaranteed payments of at least $19.2 million for each of the next four years for providing grid reliability services, as a result of a new underwriting instrument.
A new pilot program will enable farmers who plant native species to generate dual income streams in recognition of the biodiversity and carbon abatement benefits.