What’s next?

We are working with industry and governments across Australia to deliver the renewable gas future.

From Australian Gas Infrastructure Group’s perspective, we are delivering demonstration projects.

Hydrogen Park South Australia and Hydrogen Park Gladstone are now delivering volumes of up to 10% renewable hydrogen to thousands of homes and businesses in South Australia and Queensland.

We will then move to large scale blending, targeting a 10% renewable gas blend across our networks by 2030. This includes Hydrogen Park Murray Valley, currently under construction, which will supply up to a 10% hydrogen blend to into the Wodonga and Albury gas network.

Beyond 2030, we aim to increase the blend in existing networks from 10% to 20% renewable gas, with of the ambition of transitioning to 100% renewable and carbon neutral gas by 2050. For networks where it delivers the best outcome for our customers, this could mean supplying up to 100% renewable gas.

While biomethane can be seamlessly introduced without requiring changes to existing gas appliances, appliances may need to be upgraded for hydrogen blends exceeding 20%.

Since the launch of Gas Vision 2050, governments and industry have invested $570 million in research and development, policy analysis and pilot projects to demonstrate the role of renewable gas. And in the May 2024 Federal budget, the announcement of the Hydrogen Headstart program allocates a further $2 billion to scale up the hydrogen industry.

There are active projects in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia delivering blended renewable gas to the existing gas network, with further projects in Victoria under construction.

Looking ahead, we are working with key stakeholders and governments to inform policy and industry development efforts including strategies to enable renewable gases, such as certification, regulation and legislation.