Renewable Gas

Renewable Gas

Our Low Carbon Vision

Gas is essential to our economy and modern lifestyles, providing nearly a quarter of Australia’s total energy supply*. But there's more we can do to deliver emissions reductions, while also contributing to energy security and ensuring costs remain as low as possible.

Renewable and carbon neutral gases will help our customers and Australia achieve sustainability goals, whilst retaining access to the benefits of natural gas - reliable and affordable energy.

But it’s not just in future, renewable gas is here now.  Hydrogen Park South Australia is already delivering up to 5% renewable gas blend to almost 4,000 homes. This is just the start.

*Australian Energy Update 2022

Our targets

On our distribution networks, AGIG is targeting 10% renewable (carbon-free) gas by volume by 2030. Our aim is to transition our distribution networks to 100% renewable gas by 2040 as a stretch target and by no later than 2050. This is consistent with Australian state and territory ambitions which collectively target being net zero carbon by 2050.

For our midstream and transmission assets we will continue to deliver for our customers. This means providing the infrastructure solutions required for their businesses, including by working with them to develop renewable gas solutions, such as blended and pure renewable gas products - enabling customers to transition towards net zero consistent with their preferred timing.

We will also work to reduce the direct scope one and two emissions from our transmission and midstream assets, including the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, targeting net zero by 2050 at the latest.

To achieve this, we are partnering with governments and industry and delivering renewable hydrogen projects across the country and across the value chain.

What is renewable gas?

Renewable and carbon-neutral gases such as renewable hydrogen and biomethane can be used in the same way as natural gas is today, but do not result in additional carbon emissions to the atmosphere.

Renewable hydrogen does not contain any carbon and can be produced using renewable electricity.

Biomethane is carbon neutral - it harnesses the energy potential from organic materials such as agricultural waste and sewage, supporting the circular economy.

By blending and ultimately replacing natural gas with renewable gas we can use our existing infrastructure to supply carbon neutral gas supply to our customers. It also means customers retain their choice of energy supply, and those industries relying on gas can continue to access it.

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Our renewable gas projects

As a business we are responding, taking active steps to sustainable gas delivery today, and tomorrow. In 2017, we worked with Australia’s five peak gas bodies to develop Gas Vision 2050 - a pathway to achieve near zero emissions in our gas sector.


We are now delivering on this Vision, leading the way in renewable gas by delivering a range of innovative energy projects across Australia and across the gas value chain.

 

We are delivering renewable gas projects
across the country and across the value chain

Hover over the green dots to discover how we’re making the renewable gas future a reality


 

Each of these projects build and inform each and contribute to achieving our targets.

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Our partnerships in renewable gas development

In addition to developing our own renewable gas projects across Australia, we are committed to working with governments, industry and research organisations to develop our Vision collaboratively. Our memberships and associations include: 

AGIG
(08) 8227 1500
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (ACST)
agig.com.au
DBP
(08) 9223 4300
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (AWST)
dbp.net.au
MGN
(03) 8846 9900
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (AEST)
multinetgas.com.au
AGN
(08) 8227 1500
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (ACST)
australiangasnetworks.com.au