Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)

Today in Albury Wodonga the first sod has been turned on one of Australia’s largest renewable hydrogen projects, starting the energy transition for the local gas network and providing a new source of renewable energy for regional industry, homes and businesses. Federal Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, The Hon. Josh Wilson MP, joined us, along with project partners and community leaders to mark the beginning of construction of the Hydrogen Park Murray Valley project. A 10-megawatt LONGi Hydrogen electrolyser will form the centrepiece of the project, generating around 500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen and eliminating upwards of 3,000 tonnes of emissions each year. The renewable hydrogen from the Hydrogen Park will be blended into the local network at up to 10% by volume to commercial and industrial gas users, and around 40,000 Albury-Wodonga homes and businesses. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen MP said, “Producing renewable hydrogen on this scale has never been done in Australia before, so this project is blazing a trail to scale up green hydrogen production, and that’s why we’re backing it.” Our Acting Chief Executive Officer, Cathryn McArthur added, “AGIG is committed to reducing emissions and we believe that renewable gases can play a critical role through the transition - this will be our third renewable hydrogen project, following the success of our Hydrogen Park facilities in South Australia and in Gladstone. “We thank the Australian and Victorian Governments for their support of this project, along with our project partners and the Albury-Wodonga community for welcoming this important facility.” For more details visit https://lnkd.in/gKQdxnEy #renewableenergy #renewablegas #renewablehydrogen #hydrogen #hypmv

This week Mars embarked on a world first for industry powered by renewable energy right here in Australia. We congratulate Mars Petcare on this amazing initiative and the leadership role they are taking to position Mars Petcare in Wodonga as the first industrial operation in Australia to run on 100% carbon neutral energy. 🌿 We are proud to partner with Mars Petcare in Wodonga to decarbonise their gas use through our Hydrogen Park Murray Valley facility, which started construction earlier this month. Through our partnership, Mars will be the first industrial company to purchase renewable gas certificates, which will displace over 10% of Mars Australia’s total gas consumption – an important step in decarbonising their business’s gas use and a first for Mars around the world. We believe a range of renewable energies will be needed to achieve net zero as quickly as possible - the combination of renewable electricity and renewable gas at this facility is an excellent demonstration of that. Well done Mars! Images feature: Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen MP, Craig Sargeant, GM Mars Petcare Au, Linda Mars, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Helen Haines MP

The first sod has been turned on one of Australia’s largest renewable hydrogen projects, starting the energy transition for Albury-Wodonga’s gas network and providing a new source of renewable energy for regional industry, homes and businesses. Hydrogen Park Murray Valley will blend renewable hydrogen into the local network at up to 10% by volume to commercial and industrial gas users, as well as around 40,000 Albury-Wodonga homes and businesses. A 10-megawatt LONGi Hydrogen electrolyser will form the centrepiece of the project, enabling Hydrogen Park Murray Valley to generate around 500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen and eliminate upwards of 3,000 tonnes of emissions each year. We thank the Australian and Victorian Governments for their support of this project, along with our project partners and the Albury-Wodonga community for welcoming this important facility. Featured in video: Federal Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Josh Wilson MP, Federal Member for Indi, Helen Haines MP and Acting AGIG CEO, Cathryn McArthur #renewableenergy #renewablehydrogen #renewablegas #alburywodonga

What support networks are in place for Australians who rely on life saving medical devices when the power goes out? As long-time collaborators of The Energy Charter's #BetterTogether initiative we work with our customers to ensure energy security, with special attention given to those who rely on medical equipment. The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) and The Energy Charter are hosting an upcoming webinar exploring collaboration between health and medical professionals alongside energy businesses helping to ensure consumers are better prepared in power outages. If this topic is of interest, please register to attend via the link below. 📅 Thursday 7 November 2024 🕓 2:30pm - 4pm AEDT You’ll learn: ➡ What happens when the power goes out and what you can do ➡ How to develop a reliable backup power plan ➡ Upcoming energy sector changes enhancing supports for Life Support Customers Hear from experts and consumers with lived experience, including: ➡ Adam Johnston, Chair of the Life Support in the Home Lived Experience Panel ➡ Carolyn Campbell-McLean, Deputy Chair of the Life Support in the Home Lived Experience Panel ➡ Sabiene Heindl CEO, The Energy Charter ➡ Mike Cole, Head of Customer, Essential Energy Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/g75vHqJb #LifeSupportCustomers #PowerOutages #MedicalEquipment #CustomerSupports #BetterTogether

In 2023 we launched our Priority Services Program in South Australia and Queensland, designed to provide an enhanced service, tailored to customers requiring extra help.   Last night the customer team that developed this program were awarded Service Champions at the CSIA Customer Service Institute of Australia Service Excellence Awards in Melbourne for our Priority Services Program.    A very big congratulations to all involved, a big achievement to be recognised in the category of national Customer Service Project of the Year – Customer Impact.    Customer Strategy Manager Kylie Dobson said, "To be up against such a broad range of businesses from around the country was a huge honour. We are immensely proud of the work that has gone into creating and rolling out this very important program supporting customers in vulnerable circumstances - it is a program close to many of our hearts, and one making a genuine difference in customers lives." Congratulations Stephanie Judd, Laura A., Kristen Pellew, Chris Fidler, Kylie Dobson, Cathryn McArthur, Swapna Jayaraman, @Megan Gregory, Stephen Walton, MONTHER ALNABABTEH, Paul Bolton Craig de Laine   #csia #customersupport #customerservice

At AGIG we think that 100% renewable hydrogen gas and biomethane will help Australia reach net zero. Projects such as Hydrogen Park South Australia have been successfully supplying a blend of renewable hydrogen into the network at up to 10% by volume to about 4,000 local households and businesses. Just a week ago we broke ground in Wodonga, Victoria, for our most ambitious project yet, our 10MW Hydrogen Park Murray Valley facility, where we will generate around 500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen. Our Hydrogen Park Gladstone facility is due to come online this year, supplying a blend of renewable hydrogen into the entire Gladstone gas network. We are excited for the potential for biomethane in Victoria! Article: Biogas 'quick win' wasted, Herald Sun, 22 October 2024 #renewablegas #renewableenergy #biomethane

Our Safety Team has been awarded the Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) Safety Award for 2024. This Award recognises the continuous improvement work our Safety Team has completed over several years in Underground Asset Locating - reducing the number and severity of Asset Strikes. Our commitment to this project went beyond just complying with relevant laws and regulations. The Team developed a program that was specific for the gas industry - protecting our people during their daily work. Joh Birgersson, our EGM People Safety & Culture, said, "A special thanks to our HSE Team, gas field workers (whose collaboration was crucial), DBYD certification (now trading as CERTLOC) for technical support and guidance, and our Service provider Partners - APA Group, Service Stream, Ventia, Downer, Diona and many smaller businesses." The award was accepted by Johanna Birgersson and Peter Napolitano, Head of Group HSE, at the APGA Annual Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre. At AGIG our business has a very strong focus on safety, for both our communities and out staff. An award such as this is an important acknowledgement of the ongoing focus of our team. #APGA2024 #safety #infrastructure

Our Marketing Manager Claire Minns has been awarded the 2024 Australian Pipelines and Gas Association (APGA) Young Achievement Award. Claire was recognised for her work to increase renewable gas awareness and promoting consistent industry wide messaging across Australia. Claire shared, “As industry is working on the technical and engineering aspect of renewable gas projects, bringing consumers along the decarbonisation journey is also key to its success. It’s great to see that work acknowledged.” Congratulations Claire - we are all so very proud of you!! #APGA2024 #renewablegas #renewableenergy

We were so excited to have The Hon Josh Wilson MP Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, celebrate the commencement of construction of Hydrogen Park Murray Valley last week. Local businesses, community members, and industry leaders joined us for a community BBQ in Wodonga, to understand more about the project and the potential for hydrogen to decarbonise industry, homes and businesses on the gas network – attendees were excited to see hydrogen in action. Image: Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy with Michael Llewelyn and Michael Rusic from AGIG Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gKQdxnEy

💚 Happy #NationalHydrogenDay 💚 we are celebrating the investment happening around Australia (and the world) to harness the potential of green hydrogen, a fuel that can help us meet #netzero targets. As the world strives to meet net-zero, we need to deploy all tools in our toolkit; the ability of hydrogen to store energy, coupled with the electricity system and decarbonising a range of end-users makes hydrogen an important part of a net-zero system. We are proud of the role we are playing to bring this emerging energy source to customers. Our blending projects show how we can develop projects in a staged manner; building supply chains, engaging with customers, driving regulatory change and ultimately lowering costs; whilst also lowering emissions by substituting a portion of natural gas with renewable hydrogen. From HyP SA (online May 2021) to HyP Gladstone (expected online end-2024) to HyP Murray Valley (expected online end-2025) – these projects show how gas networks play an important role in underpinning hydrogen production, which is then used to decarbonise industry and transport…and there is still more to come! Have you been following our journey? Learn more by visiting 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gbpwxefr #hydrogen #renewablegas #renewablehydrogen