Biomethane Industrial Partnership’s Post

🌿 On the second day of the #EBAConference, our BIP members highlighted several crucial topics. Tom Howes (DG ENER and member of BIP Governing Board) shared his positive perspective on the recent updates to NECPs. He expressed optimism about the sector’s technological advancements, which are enabling increased biomethane production from limited biomass resources. Michał Łęski, PhD (Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland, Member State of Task Force 1) gave an overview of Poland’s initiatives. He highlighted measures like the feed-in tariff introduced last year and the ongoing development of legislation to support investments in the agricultural-biogas sector. Giovanni Perrella (Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Italy, and member of Task Force 1) shared Italy's perspective on primarily using biomethane in the transport sector and for industrial decarbonisation. He emphasised the strong, positive sentiment toward biomethane in Italy, noting the high demand from industry, which sees it as the only viable solution for achieving decarbonisation targets by 2030, given the lack of alternative options.  Aymeric de Loubens (Ministry in Charge of Energy, France, Member State part of Task Force 1) highlighted the significant growth of biomethane production in France over the past decade. In 2023 alone, production increased by 31% compared to 2022, with nearly 700 biomethane plants now operating across the country. Charles-Henri des Villettes (Air Liquide, part of Task Force 2 & 3) presented their sustainability assessment methodology with four key criteria for project selection. During the breakout session ‘Beyond AD: the future is now,’ focused on methanation and gasification, Leonardo Senatori (Pietro Fiorentini, part of Task Force 2, 3 & 6) mentioned key factors for their implementation, sharing insights from their ongoing projects in this field, while Maria Georgiadou (DG RTD and co-chair of Task Force 5) provided an overview of the EU programmes, funding schemes and initiatives in this area and highlighted the BIP Task Force 5 report on the current state of biomethane technologies. During the last session, Filippo Munna (Hexagon Agility and member of Task Force 4) emphasised biomethane's ability to significantly reduce emissions, highlighting that it is the only carbon-negative fuel with great potential for use in the maritime sector. Andrea Qualiano (Edison and member of Task Force 2 & 4) shared his insights on bioLNG, calling it a fuel with tremendous potential for reducing GHG emissions and decarbonising the maritime industry. European Biogas Association #EBAConference #EUBW2024 #biomethane