DNV to Help Australia Decarbonise Gas Networks
Mar 16, 2021 10:30:am
Summary All decarbonised gas options will be considered, including blue and green hydrogen, biomethane and renewable gas, DNV said.
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DNV to Help Australia Decarbonise Gas Networks
DNV on March 11 said it is helping Energy Networks Australia (ENA) to enable the blending of renewable and decarbonised gases into latter’s networks by 2030, and de-risk conversion of the networks to 100% renewable and decarbonised gas by 2050.
DNV and ENA, the national industry body representing Australia’s electricity transmission and distribution and gas distribution networks, have started work to develop ‘A National Plan for Decarbonising Gas Networks’. It is co-funded by the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA), the body representing Australasia’s pipeline infrastructure.
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DNV is supporting Energy Networks Australia’s (ENA) demonstration on how it will enable the blending of renewable and decarbonised gases into its networks by 2030, and de-risk conversion of the networks to 100% renewable and decarbonised gas by 2050.
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has already begun its work in support of ENA, the national industry body representing Australia’s electricity transmission and distribution and gas distribution networks, to develop ‘A National Plan for Decarbonising Gas Networks’. Co-funded by Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA), the peak body representing Australasia’s pipeline infrastructure.
The project has kicked off and will run to June 2021, with three main targets that are aligned with ENA’s Gas Vision 2050:
Australia's natural gas pipeline owners are working to future proof their A$75 billion ($59 billion) in assets amid a global push towards clean energy, running tests to blend hydrogen with gas and produce green methane to replace the fossil fuel. Cashing in on rare bipartisan support for hydrogen across Australia's national and state governments to help cut carbon emissions, pipeline and network owners have already committed A$180 million to a range of projects involving green hydrogen. "It's a business risk we all need to manage," said Ben Wilson, chief executive of Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG), owned by units of Hong Kong-based CK Group.
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