Australia: Supagas boosts transition towards carbon-neutral LPG

Australian energy company Supagas announced it is expanding its national footprint, modernising operations, and paving the way for a lower-emissions future in an evolving gas market.

In his fourth year as Managing Director – and twelfth year with Supagas overall – Erol Arican has guided the business through a phase of rapid growth and regional expansion, as Supagas strengthens its plans for growth in LPG, customer service, and sustainability.

Heading into FY25, with economic uncertainty on the horizon, Supagas’s strategic priorities are improving efficiency, remaining cost-conscious, and continuing to invest in its people.

Following the 2023 gas policy reforms in Victoria, many end-users assumed LPG would be phased out. However, according to the director, that was never the case. LPG remains “a fully viable, flexible solution – especially where natural gas infrastructure is limited,” he said.

Moreover, a major area of investment for Supagas is sustainability – with a focus on the shift toward carbon-neutral LPG. “We’ve been working behind the scenes to validate our baseline data and submit for certification,” Arican commented. “Once complete, we’ll offer customers the option to ‘opt in’ to carbon-neutral LPG, similar to how green electricity programs work.”

Participating customers will pay a modest fee, which Supagas will use to purchase verified offsets. The result: certified reductions in emissions from gas use. “It’s a simple, transparent model,” he explained. “And it gives environmentally conscious customers a way to reduce their impact without changing suppliers or infrastructure.”

Looking further ahead, Arican was enthusiastic about the development of renewable Liquid Gas – produced from waste-derived inputs like SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) by-products. “If we can get even a blended form of renewable LPG into the market, that’s a big step forward,” he highlighted.

Source: Supagas

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