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The Polish Power Exchange (TGE) and the Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) signed a cooperation agreement on building a biomethane market. The first stage is to use the register of certificates of origin and the system of guarantees of origin.
GWP converts methane into CO₂e, but the result depends on the time horizon. We explain the difference between GWP₂₀ and GWP₁₀₀, the IPCC values and how the choice affects the assessment of a biogas plant.
Palm oil mills produce POME effluent with a high organic matter content. Since 2014 new and expanded mills in Malaysia have had to have biogas capture or methane avoidance systems.
Since 1 January 2016 selected wastes with codes 19 08 05, 19 08 12, 19 08 14, 19 12 12 and from group 20 may go to landfill only if their calorific value is below 6 MJ/kg TS. We explain the scope and the consequences.
202 m³ CH₄/t VS weighted mean from 5 studies
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240 m³ CH₄/t VS weighted mean from 3 studies
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376 m³ CH₄/t VS weighted mean from 2 studies
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The German fuel emissions trading system (BEHG) started with a fixed price of EUR 25 per tonne of CO₂, rising to EUR 55 in 2025. For biomethane this means a new advantage over natural gas.
The British company CNG Fuels, backed by GBP 80 million from Foresight Group, has opened five stations and plans at least 14 more. Once they open, the network will serve about 8,000 trucks a day.
In December 2020 Australia adopted the act on recycling and waste reduction, which introduces a phased waste export ban: glass from 1 January 2021, then plastics, tyres and paper.
On 16 December 2020 the Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan presented the Hydrogen Strategy for Canada: 32 recommendations, regional hubs and a climate neutrality horizon of 2050.
Acidification is the most common process failure. A table of symptoms and causes, a rescue procedure and the rules for restarting after a crisis.
Operator Energinet reported that by the end of 2020 biomethane injected into the grid made up over 20% of Danish gas consumption, and on a single summer day the share exceeded 40%.
In mid-December 2020 the Bundestag adopted an amendment to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG 2021), applicable from 1 January 2021. For biogas, the southern quota in tenders and the bonuses for small slurry plants are important.
Orlen Południe has taken over a 1.99 MWe biogas plant in the Rawa Mazowiecka municipality. The installation is to be converted into a biomethane plant producing about 7 million m³ per year, with the change planned for 2022.
Article 29 of RED II sets out which biogas plants must demonstrate the sustainable origin of substrates and emission reductions. We explain capacity thresholds, land criteria, and the role of the mass balance and the audit.
At the summit of 10–11 December 2020, EU leaders endorsed a binding target of cutting net emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 and announced its rapid implementation in law.
The EN 16723 standard specifies biomethane: part 1 for grid injection, part 2 as a fuel. We explain the scope, parameters and the relationship to gas quality standards and grid operator requirements.
In Lagos a small biogas plant at the Ikorodu abattoir powered the facility for about six hours a day, while a project at the Karu abattoir in Abuja stalled in 2018 without the administration's consent. A review of reports on Nigerian biogas from waste.
Chinese ministries announced a total ban on solid waste imports from 1 January 2021. It closes a process begun in 2017 and puts pressure on European recycling.
The NDRC and NEA announced a list of 77 biomass energy projects for 2020 with central support: 1.714 GW, a limit of 1.5 billion yuan. Biogas accounts for 13 projects and 21 MW.
279 m³ CH₄/t VS weighted mean from 3 studies
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370 m³ CH₄/t VS weighted mean from 7 studies
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410 m³ CH₄/t VS weighted mean from 2 studies
good — editorial rating for biogas plants≈52 %
