On Wednesday 11th January, The Mercury contained an article about the Hobart City Council using natural gas to power their trucks. They are currently using five compressed natural gas-powered trucks, which compliments their fleet of diesel electric hybrid trucks. By doing this, the council is saving money and is reducing their carbon dioxide emissions and [...]
The current edition of the Tasmanian Business Reporter features an article about The Lenna of Hobart’s owner Lloyd Clark and the refurbishment of the hotel. A part of the refurbishment of the hotel, Mr. Clark has connected to Tas Gas’s natural gas network. Lenna has connected gas for hot water, heating, and cooking. Mr. Clark [...]
Tas Gas, in conjunction with the Launceston City Council, is doing the Wood Heater buyback program. This program last year had a total of 23 applicants for natural gas, and involves the replacement of old wood heaters with a cleaner source of heating, such as Natural Gas. Each resident who decides to replace their wood [...]
A campaign that promotes the benefits of natural gas has been launched by Tas Gas. Tas Gas Retail general manager Russell Reid said independent research commissioned by the company found people already understood the significant cost savings of using natural gas compared with other energy sources. “But the research revealed home owners were not aware [...]
On the 1st August 2011, the media launch for the wood heater buy back project took place at Helen and Mal Johnson’s house in Prospect. Helen and Mal were participants in last year’s program, where they replaced their wood heater with a free standing gas heater. They said that the heater provides the same ambiance [...]
