Melbourne gas mains ready for 100% renewable hydrogen

From Melbourne’s CBD to Mill Park, Dandenong to Echuca, Bairnsdale to Portsea – AGIG's investment of nearly $600 million in the AGN mains replacement programme – changing from legacy steel and cast iron to new polyethylene and protected-steel pipes – means the mains are among the safest and most reliable of anywhere in the world, operating with fewer fugitive emissions and compatible with delivering 100% renewable hydrogen with minor incremental investment.

“Australia has some of the world’s most modern networks, and now Melbourne has 100% polyethylene and protected-steel mains, making it a hydrogen-ready city,” said AGIG CEO, Craig de Laine.

“Our mains replacement programme, while driven by improving safety, means our AGN mains are now hydrogen-ready, with work to replace the mains on our other Victorian network, Multinet Gas Network, set to be complete in under a decade. The majority of Victorians use gas today, and our customers tell us they want to use renewable gas into the future. It is that future we are investing in through our mains replacement program and beyond. Our investment in Hydrogen Park Murray Valley in Wodonga means that 40 000 households, businesses and industrial sites in the region, are set to be the first Victorians to receive hydrogen blends of up to 10% in just 18 months’ time."

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/09112023/melbourne-gas-mains-ready-for-100-renewable-hydrogen/