2023 Media Releases
Gas Energy Australia is committed to providing timely comment on current and emerging issues, and being responsive to media enquiries, as a vital conduit to the public. Media requests for comment or interviews should be directed to CEO Brett Heffernan...
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...
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...
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...
- 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...
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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
April 2023
- Switching to all-electric homes a cost shock that can increase CO2 - Research comparing the costs and emissions profiles of NSW homes switching from gas to electrical appliances flips the conventional wisdom on its head. In fact, for most households sticking with gas is cheaper and lower emitting than making the switch. With renewable LPG becoming available in 2025, the case for staying with gas is stronger than ever...
- Switching to all-electric homes a cost shock that can increase CO2 - Victorians considering switching from gas to electrical appliances in their homes are urged to delve deeper than the hype. Research comparing the costs and emissions in making the switch shows electricity is not, by default, cheaper and lower emitting. With renewable LPG becoming available in 2025, it makes sense to stick with gas...
March 2023
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across NSW by 2045 - More than 511,000 NSW homes rely on LPG for cooking, hot water and heating, which makes the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - negating cost pressures on taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across Victoria by 2045 - Over 321,000 Victorian homes rely on LPG for cooking, hot water and heating, which makes the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it. The huge benefit of renewable LPG is it's a simple 'drop in' replacement for conventional LPG. That means no extra costs to taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups using LPG...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across Qld by 2045 - With 475,000 Queensland homes relying on LPG for cooking, hot water and heating, the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - negating cost pressures on taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across SA by 2045 - With 135,000 SA homes relying on LPG for cooking, hot water and heating, the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - negating cost pressures on taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across WA by 2045 - More than 262,000 WA homes rely on LPG for cooking, hot water and heating, which makes the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - negating cost pressures on taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across the NT by 2045 - More than 20,000 NT homes rely on LPG for cooking, hot water and heating, which makes the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - negating cost pressures on taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across Canberra by 2045 - LPG connections in Canberra homes for heating, cooking and hot water are on the rise, which makes the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - saving families and businesses from the exorbitant costs of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
- LPG charts path to zero emissions across Tasmania by 2045 - LPG connections in Tasmania are more prevalent than natural gas for in-home heating, cooking and hot water, which makes the fact LPG is beginning the transition to 100% renewable, zero emissions from 2025 great news for all those families relying on it - negating cost pressures on taxpayers, homeowners, businesses or community groups of switching to expensive, unreliable and unnecessary electrification...
