Thinking energy transition? Think renewable gas.
Explore Australia’s current renewable gas climate, policy signals, and project pipeline supporting renewable gas development, helping investors and project proponents evaluate opportunity, maturity and long-term relevance.
Why Renewable Gas matters for Investors and Project Producers?
Renewable gas represents an emerging part of Australia’s energy transition, offering infrastructure-led opportunities supported by policy signals, certification pathways and growing project activity. For investors and project producers, renewable gas can provide exposure to a real-asset energy market that leverages existing networks and proven technologies.
Key benefits for investors and project producers include:
- Projects that are underpinned by tangible energy infrastructure and could contribute to long-term asset value in a transitioning energy market.
- Multiple revenue and offtake pathways could be supported, including on‑site use and supply into gas networks.
- Contribution to lower‑emissions strategies could support ESG objectives while maintaining energy reliability and choice.
- Compatibility with existing gas infrastructure could help reduce transition disruption and barriers to entry.
- Growing policy recognition and project activity are helping create clearer development pathways for investors and producers.
The role of Renewable Gas in the energy transition
Renewable gas plays a complementary role in Australia’s transition to net zero, particularly for sectors where electrification alone may be challenging or slower to deploy.
By leveraging existing gas infrastructure and proven technologies, renewable gas could support progressive decarbonisation while reducing transition disruption. For investors and project producers, understanding where renewable gas is already operating, where it is scaling, and which signals support future demand is key to evaluating opportunity.
Renewable Gas Projects in Action
The development of a biomethane industry in Australia is in its early stages. However, there is growing interest supported by available organic feedstocks, existing gas infrastructure, and emerging policy frameworks. Demonstration projects, such as the Malabar Biomethane Injection Plant, are helping to test feasibility and build industry knowledge.
Malabar Biomethane Plant
This project demonstrates biomethane production and injection into the gas network in Australia, providing operational insights into how renewable gas can be integrated locally.
Australia’s Renewable Gas project pipeline
Projects across Australia are exploring the potential for biomethane production and supply, contributing to the development of the sector.
Established renewable gas markets overseas
Renewable gas industries in Europe, the UK and the United States demonstrate large-scale deployment and established market participation.What's happening in the Renewable Gas policy space?
Certification schemes and government policies play an important role in supporting the development of renewable gas in Australia.
GreenPower Renewable Gas Certification
GreenPower enables businesses to purchase renewable gas certificates to match their gas use with certified biomethane. This helps support renewable gas production and may contribute to emissions reduction where electrification is not feasible.
Blunomy Report
This report outlines the potential for biomethane to support emissions reduction in Australian industry and highlights the conditions required for market development, including policy support and investment.
NSW Renewable Fuel Strategy
The NSW Renewable Fuel Strategy outlines actions to support the development and adoption of renewable fuels such as biomethane and renewable hydrogen. It includes funding initiatives, policy frameworks and market development activities aimed at reducing emissions and supporting regional economies.
News & Research
Jemena and Valorify MOU to produce Biomethane from waste
GCE embarks on biogas plant initiative to transform agricultural waste into biomethane
Regional New South Wales Leads Australian Biomethane Industry Push
Thinking about Renewable Gas opportunities?
Renewable gas projects could support regional infrastructure and energy-transition needs, while contributing to the development of a growing, lower-emissions energy market.
Whether you’re exploring early-stage project development, infrastructure or partnership opportunities, renewable gas could form part of a broader, managed transition, leveraging existing networks and emerging market frameworks.