How RemSense’s Virtualplant Could Transform Australia’s Gas Infrastructure

Strategic Entry into Gas Infrastructure

RemSense Technologies Limited (ASX – REM) has announced a significant pilot project win with the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG), a major player in Australia’s energy transmission landscape. This pilot will deploy RemSense’s proprietary virtualplant platform, a high-resolution 3D digital twin technology designed to transform asset management across AGIG’s extensive gas pipeline network.

The pilot represents more than just a contract; it is a strategic foothold for RemSense in the critical gas transmission and distribution sector. AGIG operates one of the nation’s largest gas pipeline systems, including the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, which spans numerous metering facilities, compressor stations, hydrogen plants, and valve facilities.

Technology and Operational Impact

Virtualplant leverages advanced reality capture and AI-powered asset auditing to create an immersive, spatially accurate digital twin of infrastructure assets. This technology enables AGIG’s engineering and operations teams to remotely access and assess assets, significantly reducing the need for physical site visits. The benefits extend to improved safety, faster asset location for maintenance, and enhanced remote technical support through detailed digital context.

While the pilot contract is immaterial in revenue terms; a common scenario for initial trials; the potential for a network-wide rollout across the Dampier to Bunbury pipeline signals a substantial commercial opportunity. Such a rollout could revolutionize how AGIG manages its infrastructure, aligning with its broader goals of efficiency, safety, and sustainability in the energy transition.

Market and Strategic Implications

RemSense’s collaboration with AGIG underscores its positioning as a leader in industrial visualization technologies. The company’s virtualplant platform is not only a tool for asset management but also a scalable solution that could be adopted across Australia’s energy infrastructure networks. This pilot could serve as a springboard for further contracts within the sector, especially as energy companies increasingly seek digital transformation solutions to meet evolving operational and environmental challenges.

Warren Cook, Managing Director of RemSense, highlighted the transformative potential of virtualplant, emphasizing the strategic upside of extending the platform across AGIG’s pipeline network. This partnership also reflects the growing trend of integrating advanced digital technologies into traditional energy infrastructure to drive productivity and safety improvements.