Leading Companies Discuss Biomethane Scale-up with Energy Commissioner Simson
(European Biogas Association) 28 European companies and organisations presented the Biomethane Declaration to Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, in a lively online event.
The Declaration signatories recognise that biomethane is the most cost-effective, scalable and sustainable renewable gas available today. The declaration highlights the willingness of biomethane producers and users, with a combined annual turnover of around €300 billion, to play their part in scaling-up sustainable biomethane to at least 350 TWh by 2030, the potential estimated by the European Commission[1].
European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, accepted the Biomethane Declaration, highlighting that biomethane will be important to achieve climate neutrality, including for heating homes and for transport. Biomethane also boosts energy security according to the Commissioner, who also welcomed a continued dialogue on the future of biomethane in Europe.
The companies supporting the Biomethane Declaration are keen to work with national and EU policy makers and other stakeholders to scale-up biomethane in Europe, while ensuring full compliance with strict sustainability requirements and maximising benefits such as rural job creation.
The Biomethane Declaration can be accessed via: News – Gas for Climate 2050. For more information, please contact Harmen Dekker, coordinator of the Biomethane Declaration (dekker@europeanbiogas.eu, +31 6 5433 1782), or Angela Sainz (sainz@europeanbiogas.eu, +32 483071046)
[1] The European Commission estimated a biomethane potential of 30 Mtoe (350 TWh) by 2030 in the In-depth analysis supporting the Clean Planet for All Communication (2018) READ MORE
Scale up EU biomethane: utilities, traders (Argus Media)
27 companies discuss biomethane role with EU Energy Commissioner (IVECO/NGV Journal)
Excerpt from Argus Media: Biomethane should be “scaled up rapidly across the EU”, according to a group of 27 companies and associations — including utilities RWE and Engie, auto manufacturers Volvo and Scania, shipping firm NYK and trading firms STX and ACT.
The organisations are looking to partner with public stakeholders to ensure support for increased biomethane application in Europe and will “seek to mobilise the biomethane supply chain”. The group wants to “optimise the role of biomethane in achieving climate targets and to remove regulatory barriers.”
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Biomethane has potential uses in the power sector, for heating and for transport — particularly for heavy transport and maritime. READ MORE
