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The latest news and developments from Gas Energy Australia. Media requests for comment or interviews should be directed to CEO Brett Heffernan...
Monday, 18th March 2024
Supagas increases stake in GEA
GEA advises that long-standing Member company Supagas has recommitted to the Association in a big way, upping its membership from Advisory Council Level 3 to Level 1, with Supagas Managing Director Erol Arican also taking up a position on the GEA Board... [more]
Thursday, 25th January 2024
Great Aussie BBQ going green
BBQ-loving Aussies are being advised this Australia Day long weekend that their favourite grill is going green. Traditional LPG is transitioning to bioLPG over the next couple of years, to be net zero in line with electricity supply. It's a seamless transition that will cost nothing for equipment as existing cylinders, pipes and BBQs need no changes. The same goes for over 2 million Aussie homes using LPG for indoor stoves, hot water and heating... [more]
Wednesday, 24th January 2024
Therma-Safe Insulation joins GEA
Gas Energy Australia is pleased to welcome Therma-Safe Insulation as the newest member of the Association. We appreciate their support and look forward to working with the TSI team, along with all of our Members and Associates, over the years ahead... [more]
Friday, 15th December 2023
Net zero gas can save costs
Hugely expensive electrification isn't the only option to reduce CO2 emissions in homes. GEA's Opinion Editorial in the Herald Sun shows how BioLPG is an easier and cheaper option for homeowners being shunted from natural gas in Victoria. It makes sense to have as many runners in the renewables race as possible and bioLPG is a winner for existing customers and those wanting to stick with gas and be net zero, without the hefty price tag of electrification... [more]
Thursday, 14th December 2023
LPG part of Victoria's renewable cooking, heating & hot water needs
GEA has won important recognition from the Victorian Government for the role bioLPG can play in meeting the states energy and emissions needs. The Victorian Gas Roadmap Update singles out LPG's path to decarbonise and provide homeowners with a viable, reliable and affordable energy alternative to electrification... [more]
Monday, 13th November 2023
Future Gas Strategy should adopt LPG as 'renewable super gas'
With solar and wind falling short of their targets and coal-fired power shutting down, a correction to the all-electric mantra is a must. Net zero bioLPG will be available in Australia from as early as 2025-26 and renewable synthetic LPG - an actual zero gas - from the mid-2030s. Achieving net zero over the same timeframe as electricity, LPG is the cost-effective and reliable complement to electrification that takes pressure off the grid... [more]
Friday, 27th October 2023
LPG can save Victorian families & businesses from massive costs
The ban on new gas connections in Victoria does not apply to LPG. Families can go on using it, installing it and switching to it, which is cheaper than moving to electricity and just as good for the environment. BioLPG and synthetic renewable LPG are a win on costs and CO2 abatement... [more]
Thursday, 28th September 2023
Regional Queensland at the forefront of renewable gas revolution
GEA's Letter in Queensland Country Life makes the case for bioLPG and renewable LPG to be important components in farming's future... [more]
Wednesday, 27th September 2023
World Maritime Day: Ships geared for gas
Marking World Maritime Day, GEA notes the global shift towards gas-fuelled shipping and the opportunities for Australia as LPG, bioLPG and rLPG present substantial emissions, marine environment, economic and fuel security benefits... [more]
Renewable gases huge boost for regional farmers
LPG is already the lifeblood of farms, homes, commercial and industrial businesses across the bush and with its transition to net zero bioLPG over the next few years and, ultimately, actual zero synthetic renewable LPG, all can go on using the gas they know, trust and can rely on affordably while meeting government targets and avoiding the exorbitant costs of switching to electricity - GEA's Opinion Editorial in The Weekly Times... [more]
Monday, 11th September 2023
Gas pumps $121 billion into national economy
At a time when some are predicting the demise of Australian gas, gas-driven economic activity is up 42% on last year and jobs dependent on gas grew 7% - including more than 7,700 new jobs in gas-fired electricity generation and over 5,000 new jobs in high temperature manufacturing. Gas is, and will remain, essential to Australia's economic and social fabric, while renewable gases will deliver green benefits for homeowners, businesses and industry that governments can bank... [more]
Thursday, 29th June 2023
Electricity is not cheaper and cleaner than gas. Here's why
LPG is specifically not included in the ACT's impending ban on new natural gas connections. And for good reason. Zero emitting LPG has a clear, commercially viable and relatively easy path to decarbonise. It saves families and businesses from the costs of switching to electricity, is more reliable and will be at least just as good for the environment - our Opinion piece in the Canberra Times... [more]
Wednesday, 21st June 2023
Should we switch off gas?
In running GEA's Opinion Editorial head-to-head with the Grattan Institute, the Herald Sun exposes the failure to recognise LPGs transition to zero emitting gas - beginning in the next few years and replacing all conventional LPG by 2045. Grattan assumes business as usual, despite conceding LPG has a clear path to decarbonise. They fail to account for zero emitting gas, for households to save on massive switching to electricity costs and that ongoing use of (zero) LPG is more reliable while taking pressure off an increasingly overburdened electricity grid... [more]
Monday, 19th June 2023
Not all gases are the same, even Grattan Institute says so
A new report notes the great "Aussie BBQ is safe" as the advent of "non-fossil substitute(s) such as hydrogen or synthetic LPG" means a viable future "where natural gas from pipelines is used, it should be possible for equipment suppliers to develop and sell conversion kits to change items to burn LPG". Aussies like gas. And with it able to achieve zero emissions compared to electricity's net zero, there's even more reason to like it... [more]
Friday, 16th June 2023
Trugas joins GEA
Gas Energy Australia is pleased to welcome Trugas as the newest member of the Association. We appreciate their support and look forward to working with the Trugas team, along with all of our Members and Associates, over the years ahead... [more]
Friday, 9th June 2023
Renewable gas will be part of Canberra's clean energy mix
The ban on new gas connections in the ACT does not apply to LPG. With renewable, net zero LPG being available in Australia from as early as 2025 - and it replacing all conventional LPG with zero-emitting rLPG by 2045 - renewable gas has an important role to play in a viable clean energy mix... [more]
Tuesday, 6th June 2023
World LPG Day: the ubiquitous gas with a zero-emitting future
With World LPG Day marked on 7 June 2023, GEA takes the opportunity to remind people of the important contribution LPG makes to modern Australia today, but also the essential role renewable LPG will play in decarbonising Aussies homes, businesses and many of the activities we take for granted every day... [more]