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As Australia works towards net zero, the future of gas is becoming a more urgent question for industry, government and infrastructure providers alike.

While electrification will be essential in many sectors, it will not solve every challenge, particularly for industrial users that depend on high heat processes or existing gas infrastructure. That is where biomethane has an important role to play. 

 

Produced from organic waste streams such as food waste, agricultural residues, wastewater sludge and other bio based materials, biomethane offers a practical way to reduce emissions while creating value from materials that might otherwise be discarded. As a renewable gas that can be injected into existing networks, it provides a credible pathway to decarbonise gas use without requiring widespread changes to downstream infrastructure.

 

Collage of common organic feedstocks used for biogas and biomethane production, including rice husks, livestock manure, spoiled fruit and food waste, grape pomace, poultry litter with chickens, wood shavings, and pig manure.Organic waste
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Geri Robles, Senior Environmental Engineer

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The Australian biomethane opportunity

 

Australia’s biomethane sector is still emerging, but momentum is building. Policy and regulatory frameworks are evolving, gas quality standards are improving, and interest is growing among industrial users looking for low emissions alternatives that are commercially realistic and technically achievable. At the same time, the sector faces important questions around feedstock security, project economics, planning approvals, technology selection and community acceptance.

iogas and biomethane plant with large green anaerobic digestion tanks under a blue sky.
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Our thought leadership article explores these issues, examining the Australian biomethane opportunity through a practical lens. It outlines the current policy and regulatory landscape, and considers the technical, financial and environmental factors that will shape project viability. It also highlights the risks that developers, utilities, governments and industrial users need to navigate as the sector develops. 

For organisations looking to understand where biomethane fits within the broader energy transition, this is a timely and valuable read. 

Read the full article to explore the market opportunity, policy direction and project delivery considerations shaping biomethane in Australia. 

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The Australian biomethane opportunity

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