What is ‘renewable gas’ and is it really just around the corner?

(The Guardian, 14 Jul 2022) The green gas nirvana touted by industry is hydrogen made using renewable energy and biomethane produced from organic waste – and it’s decades away.

An orange flame on your stove would be the signal that you were now burning “renewable gas”, the advertorial said, promising this would happen “sooner than you expect”.

Above the article, which ran in the Age last week, was an advert from pipeline and distribution company Australian Gas Networks (AGN) showing a gas flame burning an unfamiliar green with the words “renewable gas”.

So what is “renewable gas” and how long might it be before the promise of the industry’s advertising turns into a reality?

The impression from some of the current advertising might be that this green gas nirvana is just around the corner.

On Facebook, AGN is currently running a 10-second advert where a blue gas flame turns green with the words: “The journey towards 100% Renewable Gas (using green hydrogen) has already started. Learn more about it and how we’re using it to reduce carbon emissions in the gas network.”

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The Guardian, 14 Jul 2022: What is ‘renewable gas’ and is it really just around the corner?

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