There’s no doubt how Australians power their lives is going to change in the coming decades as the country looks to reduce carbon emissions.
Hopefully, not too far in the future, Aussies could find themselves driving their electric or hydrogen-powered car to a restaurant where they’ll eat food cooked with renewable gas, or work in a factory powered by green hydrogen, or fly in a biofuel-powered plane.
With these changes on the horizon, gas distribution company Jemena is taking steps to get ready.
Jemena’s General Manager, Renewable Gas, Linda Cardillo says: “Our customers tell us they want to continue to use gas for heat, hot water, steam and high temperature applications, but are also looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint.”
“This means we’re building infrastructure today which is capable of transporting renewable gases like green hydrogen and biomethane in the future.”
Research and testing to date has shown Jemena’s existing natural gas distribution network will be ready to transport blended hydrogen and renewable gases like carbon-neutral biomethane once production facilities are operable and ready to inject into the network.
Jemena is also making sure the major infrastructure it’s building is capable of transporting these renewable gases. This draws on lessons learned from constructing demonstration renewable gas facilities, like its Western Sydney Green Hydrogen Hub, which has been blending green hydrogen, generated using carbon-neutral electricity, into parts of the NSW gas network for about a year.
Jemena is working on infrastructure projects to enable a renewable gas future, such as the gateway pipeline for the Bradfield City Centre – adjacent to the planned Nancy-Bird Walton airport – which will be the heart of Sydney’s planned ‘third city’, Western Sydney Parkland. Western Sydney Parkland is targeting net-zero emissions with renewable electricity and hydrogen ready pipelines, with Bradfield a net-zero city centre.
The NSW Government announced that construction started on the Bradfield City Centre in September, bringing this vision of a sustainable city – using renewable energy – closer to reality.
For more information about renewable gas, go to gorenewablegas.com.au
