The present status and future prospects of the biogas/biomethane

industry in Europe

Jan Stambasky – EBA President

Trans-association workshop

18/06/2015CIB Office- Parco Tecnologico Padano Via Einstein / C.na Codazza Lodi)

European Biogas Association 25 countries – 34 National Organisations – 39 companies

www.european-biogas.euwww.eu4biogas.eu

EBA 2012

*other – biowaste and industrial biogas plants Source: EBA Biogas Report 2014

Biogas Resources, 2013

European Biogas Industry 2014

> 15 000 Biogas plants all over the Europe ~ 15 000 000 000 m3 methane produced in 2014 >30 m3 of methane per capita

>300 Biomethane plants in AT, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, FI, LX, NL, NO, SE, UK ~ 1 000 000 000 m3 biomethane produced

> 8 000 MW installed power in combined H&P 4 fairly sized conventional power plants

Biomethane Industry

Including Anaerobic digestion followed by biogas upgrading

Including Gasification of renewable organic matter followed by syngas conversion to biomethane

Including other technologies producing methane fuel from biogenic carbon or utilizing biological pathways (Power-to-Gas)

Biomethane is Multitalented

Transport fuel

Heating & Cooling

Balancing energy

Decentralized production

Domestic gas source

Resource-versatility

(de)centralized utilization

MULTITALENTED

Baseload electricity

Biomethane Utilization

Green fuel for GT/GTCC power plants Balancing power (combined power plants) System services: frequency stability, voltage maintenance, etc.

By far the easiest way of providing green heating for residential heating

Transportation biofuel suitable for any desired blend Can cope with future GHG limits in transportation (CO2)

Sustainability of Biogas Production

Emissions: Grammes of CO2 equivalent per kmSource: Organic power

JRC of the European Commission

Value of Biomethane

Physical (in use) value + Intrinsic (“bio”) value Intrinsic value: „green”, renewable, sustainable, …

The physical flow does not carry the intrinsic value

Condition for sustainable biomethane production: Costs of production are above natural gas prices Intrinsic value must be realised on the market

WHY?

Biomethane Offers Competitiveness

Inherently secure supplies Decentralized & domestic source of methane

Reducing GHG footprint of natural gas Key importance for managing 2050 horizon Keeping pace with renewable electricity sources

New geographical and commercial dimensions

Biomethane Technical Potential

Resource Potential [1×109

m9]

Woody Biomass 66

Herbaceous Biomass 11

Wet biomass residues 26

Energy crops 48-143

Total 151-246

Green Gas Grid Project, 2013European Biomethane RoadmapMaximal technical potential

EU 28 NG consumption 2013 462×109 m3 (2% down from 2012)

Biomethane in Near Future

We are convinced that 30% of the technical potential can be reached by 2030

Reasons to be optimistic? Keeping track with 2020 projection 15% of the potential by 2020 Following the NREAPs pathway And still far off the maximal potential

Biogas Production in National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPs)

Biomethane Path to 2030

Biomethane Path to 2030

BIOSURF Project

BIOmethane as SUstainable and Renewable Fuel

To develop a value chain analysis from production to use depending on the territorial, physical and economic features

To analyze, compare and promote biomethane registering, labelling, certification and trade practices in Europe

To address environmental criteria and quality standards

To address GHG emission reduction and certification

Transport and Gas

Power and heating

Digestate

Waste policies

Support schemes

Targets

ILUC

FutureTransport Fuels

Bio-methaneStandards (CEN)

Sustainabilityrecommendations

REACH

RevisedFertiliserRegulation

End-of-WasteCriteria fordigestate

Revision ofWasteFrameworkAnd LandfillDirectives

State AidGuidelines onEnergy andEnvironment

2030 Targetfor RES

NationalRenewableEnergyAction Plans

+ Energy Union+ ETS+ Emissions in medium combustion plants+ Renewable heating & cooling strategy+ European Energy Security Strategy+ CEN/TC groups on biogas definition

+ many more to come...

Biogas Related Policies on the EU Level

Strategy for Biomethane Industry

European Biogas Industry goes far beyond renewable electricity

Biomethane offers high GHG savings for natural gas blends, enabling gas greening

Biomethane industry can be a pillar of EU energy Tremendous technical potential Biomethane industry needs strong stakeholders Methane fuels must overcome coal and oil usage

Need for a strong biomethane push right now

Jan StambaskyPresident

European Biogas Associationstambasky@european-biogas.eu

www.european-biogas.eu

The present status and future prospects of the biogas/biomethane industry in Europe