Southern Green Gas calls for greater support for renewable methane through NSW inquiry

Southern Green Gas welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Legislative Council’s Inquiry into the Development of a Hydrogen Industry in New South Wales. A copy of our submission can be found below.

To support the development of the NSW hydrogen industry, we strongly recommend governments, both current and future, pursue the following actions:

• Extend the current target of up to 10% hydrogen in gas pipelines by 2030 to include renewable methane (this will facilitate greater ease in meeting the  target while achieving the same decarbonisation objective)
• Provide preferential land access for clean energy projects participating in the NSW hydrogen sector – both energy generation and manufacturing projects
• Provide co-investment for demonstration projects and manufacturing facilities to stimulate private investment in NSW
• Implement arrangements for the NSW Government to be a first offtaker of renewable gases, such as renewable methane, for supply to government infrastructure to enable market development
• Develop a dedicated hydrogen strategy for NSW that thoroughly considers and provides appropriate support for the pathway to grow the hydrogen derivative sector, notably renewable methane
• Provide dedicated support for hydrogen startups to connect with potential investors and offtakers both locally and overseas

Importantly, NSW has a significant opportunity to participate in the accelerating global hydrogen sector, however the state’s current hydrogen production and storage presence is minimal and would require sizeable public and private investment to build the infrastructure required for an export scale industry.

To capitalise upon the hydrogen opportunity while minimising investment, NSW should be exploring hydrogen derivatives, like renewable methane, which already have pre-existing supply chains in place and can be exported worldwide today without the need to develop new value chains, such as those required for liquid hydrogen.

Our submission urges parliamentarians to develop a dedicated plan to act upon the renewable methane opportunity as a complement and enabler of the hydrogen economy. 

We look forward to continuing to work with the NSW Government on the development of this important sector for the state.

Southern Green Gas submission to NSW hydrogen inquiry FINAL
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