European Biogas Production Could Double by 2030

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January 29, 2021

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(EnergyMarketPrice) Biogas and biomethane production in Europe could double by 2030 and more than quadruple by 2050, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA).

Around 19,000 biogas plants and 725 biomethane plants are already in use in Europe, producing around 167TWh of biogas and 26TWh of biomethane. The EBA projects overall production to increase to up to 467TWh by 2030, of which around 117TWh will be available for the road transport sector. This will allow for an increase in the share of biomethane used to fuel Europe’s natural-gas vehicle fleet, which it said will comprise around 13.2mn vehicles by that date.

In comparison, only around 3.9TWh of biomethane was used to fuel natural-gas vehicles on European roads in 2020.

Biomethane, which is purified biogas that can be used as a substitute for natural gas, will primarily play a role in those sectors in transport that are difficult or impossible to electrify, such as heavy-duty truck operations, according to participants of the recent virtual Fuels of the Future conference.

Compressed biogas (bio-CNG) has an advantage, in that much of the supply chain and infrastructure is in place.

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