Renewable gas agreements highlight opportunities for regional communities

Key points

• Jemena has signed new agreements backing plans to turn organic waste into renewable gas in Forbes and Cowra, in central New South Wales. The Forbes deal supports an anaerobic digestion facility expected to produce about 100 terajoules of biomethane a year for the gas network, more than double the town's current gas use.
• The Cowra project plans to produce more than 275 terajoules of biomethane annually from agricultural residues.
• The projects could create regional jobs and new income for farmers, and offer manufacturers and industrial businesses a way to cut emissions while using existing equipment.