Earlier this week the renewable gas industry embarked on a journey to Canberra to convince our Federal Members, Senators, and Departmental officials of the need to support the deployment of Biomethane in Australia.
Anaergia Inc. announced it has signed a contract to supply its industry-leading organic waste treatment solutions to the joint venture selected by Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) for its Tuas Nexus Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) Engineering, Procurement and Construction Package 2 (EPC2) contract.
The project will anaerobically digest about 250 tonnes per day of cow manure from the region and use the resulting biogas to fuel a combined heat and power (CHP) generator system.
Although usage of biomethane and renewable hydrogen gas is still relatively low across Australia, industry proponents point to the massive role these gases can play in the nation’s energy future.
While the nation’s energy transition road map continues to inflame discussion from all sides there’s no doubt Australia is “experiencing a complex, rapid and irreversible energy transformation”, as Australian Energy Market Operator Chief Executive Daniel Westerman said last month when he launched the 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), outlining a 30-year road map of investments for the National Electricity Market (NEM).
One of the great challenges Australia’s renewable gas industry and especially biomethane must confront is it’s still partly thought of as being part of the “nuts and berries fringe” of the energy sector and a lot of small players will dabble in it but not much else, says the chief executive of Bioenergy Australia, Shahana McKenzie.
For renewable gas to play a significant role in Australia’s energy future, it’s vital for the regulatory framework surrounding it to provide both direction and support.
The Australian Financial Review co-hosted the recent Energy Solutions roundtable with Jemena and Australian Gas Networks on how the nation can speed up our energy transition.
The Andrews Labor Government is turning organic waste into renewable energy, creating new regional jobs and industries while reducing organic waste sent to landfill and driving down emissions.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been told he could unlock a huge, carbon-neutral gas resource equivalent to 5 per cent of domestic demand within three years if he introduces incentives and targets for the conversion of more organic waste into biogas.
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, recently announced that Gaia EnviroTech has been awarded funding for the establishment of commercially viable Anaerobic Digestion (AD) for organic waste.
Australian company Coates has released its Greener Choices range that offers tangible opportunities to reduce emissions, improve efficiencies and commit to best-practice environmental sustainability standards.
ITOCHU Corporation announced today that it has concluded a sales contract of sustainable aviation fuel produced by Neste OYJ with Etihad Airways PJSC, the national airline of United Arab Emirates (UAE).