Publications | European Biogas Association

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07.07.2022

Biomethane production potentials in the EU

Biomethane can play an important role in meeting the European Union (EU) 2030 GHG reduction target and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050....

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08.06.2022

Speed up biomethane production in Europe

RePowerEU calls for urgent action to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices, diversify the EU gas supply and accelerate the clean energy...

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25.04.2022

Breaking Free of the Energy Dependency Trap – Delivering 35 bcm of biomethane by 2030

RePowerEU calls for urgent action to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices, diversify the EU gas supply and accelerate the clean energy...

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01.03.2022

Fuelling clean mobility with bio-LNG

The European Green Deal aims to reduce 55% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the European Union by 2030. This directive would turn Europe...

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23.02.2022

Technical analysis of the 2018 and 2021 ICCT reports on the role of biomethane as a renewable energy source

Biomethane is a cost-efficient, carbon neutral – in some cases even carbon negative – renewable fuel that all countries will have to embrace as...

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26.01.2022

EBA Activity Report 2021

Our activity report has been published. Read our report to get an overview of EBA activities in 2021: ForewordA first glance into 2021A...

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20.01.2022

Biomethane Map 2021

This comprehensive map locates and lists all known biomethane installations running in Europe. It has been produced with the information...

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03.01.2022

The future role of biomethane

The Gas for Climate consortium published a paper exploring the future role of biomethane in the energy system. The report is a Gas for Climate...

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02.12.2021

Gas for Climate Market State and Trends Report 2021

The report Market state and trends in renewable and low-carbon gases in Europe, published by the Gas for Climate consortium, identifies the most...

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25.11.2021

EBA Statistical Report 2021

The 11th edition of the EBA Statistical Report serves as a reference document and is the most comprehensive report covering the European biogas and...

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22.11.2021

Gasification – A Sustainable Technology for Circular Economies

Scaling up to reach net-zero by 2050 The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the strong potential of gasification technologies to...

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04.11.2021

Overview of European Biogas & Gasification Technologies – 2 Gasification

The following document provides an overview of existing European gasification technologies and the main gasification processes. After the...

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04.11.2021

Overview of European Biogas & Gasification Technologies – 1 Biogas

The following document provides an overview of existing European biogas technologies. After the introductory section about Anaerobic Digestion...

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03.06.2021

Smart CO2 standards for negative emissions mobility

This paper includes three key recommendations to ensure the deployment of biomethane in transport and consequently achieve a fast, cost effective...

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13.04.2021

The role of biogas production from industrial wastewaters in reaching climate neutrality by 2050

This paper has mapped the opportunities of producing biogas from industrial wastewaters and quantified the biogas production potential of different...

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26.01.2021

Setting a binding target for 11% renewable gas

The Gas for Climate consortium published a policy paper which provides an analysis-based rationale on why an 11% renewable gas target is needed to...

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25.01.2021

EBA Statistical Report 2020

The EBA Statistical Report draws on the latest available data on the development of biogas and biomethane across Europe. We extend our gratitude to...

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20.01.2021

EBA Annual Report 2020

Our annual report has been published. Read our report to get an overview of EBA activities in 2020: A bird’s eye view of 2020 ...

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16.12.2020

Market state and trends in renewable and low-carbon gases in Europe

This report provides a unique review of current biomethane and green and blue hydrogen markets in Europe. The report, developed by Guidehouse for the...

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25.11.2020

Renewable Gas Success Stories 2020

Biogas and biomethane have a key role to play in the transition towards carbon neutrality and a resource-efficient economy. This booklet collects...

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23.11.2020

BioLNG in Transport: Making Climate Neutrality a Reality

In the perspective of the upcoming Smart Sustainable Mobility Strategy and revision of multiple important European transport laws, four associations...

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07.10.2020

Minimum requirements for European voluntary systems for self and external inspection of possible methane emissions on biogas and biomethane plants

For a fast-growing technique, such as biogas and biomethane production, it is vital making progress in performance. Besides developing all kinds of...

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02.07.2020

Acknowledging the full potential of biomethane as transport fuel

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis on the potential of biomethane for the fast decarbonisation of the transport sector and policy...

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18.06.2020

EBA-GiE biomethane map 2020

The European Biogas Association (EBA) and Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) have released the second edition of the ‘European Biomethane Map’. The...

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15.06.2020

The European Green Deal In the Fast Lane with Biomethane in Transport

EBA and NGVA Europe have published a new leaflet, illustrating the current uptake of biomethane in the transport sector and its potential in the...

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27.05.2020

Methane emission mitigation strategies – information sheet for biogas industry

The biogas technology delivers renewable energy in form of biogas and contributes to the climate protection. However, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

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19.05.2020

Benefits of sequential cropping

The evidence that EBA collected from the biogas sector during over 10 years of experience shows that proper biogas production based on sequential...

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28.04.2020

The contribution of the biogas and biomethane industries to medium-term greenhouse gas reduction targets and climate-neutrality by 2050

With this background paper, the EBA wishes to inform about the GHG reduction potentials of biogas and biomethane industries. The biogas and...

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22.04.2020

Gas Decarbonisation Pathways 2020-2050

This report analyses decarbonisation pathways from 2020 to 2050. The pathways target the Optimised Gas 2050 energy system as described in our earlier...

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28.01.2020

EBA Annual Report 2019

Overview of EBA activities in...

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28.01.2020

EBA Statistical report 2019: European Overview

This report draws on the latest available biogas and biomethane data to provide an accurate picture of the European anaerobic digestion landscape for...

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19.11.2019

Job creation by scaling up renewable gas in Europe

This new Gas for Climate analysis prepared by Navigant, a Guidehouse company, shows that scaling up renewable gases in the EU can create 1.7 million...

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25.09.2019

Biogas Basics

Biogas starts being acknowledged worldwide as the most upfront technology for upgrading waste to valuable fertiliser and renewable energy. This...

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19.06.2019

Biogas plants: what impact on my local community?

Living in an area that hosts a biogas plant can raise concerns about: safety, noise, odour or local transport, but here is why these are not to be...

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17.05.2019

Success Stories

The biogas industry works intensively on technological improvements including biological additives, energy efficiency, new feedstocks, plant building...

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14.05.2019

EBA Statistical report 2018

As every year, we have been preparing the new edition of these two important publications that provide updated data on biogas in Europe and positive...

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14.05.2019

EBA Annual Report 2018

Overview on EBA activities during the past...

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20.03.2019

The optimal role for gas in a net zero emissions energy system

The purpose of this study is to assess the most cost-optimal way to fully decarbonise the EU energy system by 2050 and to explore the role and value...

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17.09.2018

EBA and NGVA leaflet on g-mobility

Unveiling the benefits of gas in transport by presenting our vision and illustrating our EU roadmap for a sustainable future through...

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17.05.2018

European Biomethane Roadmap

The EBA - GIE Biomethane Map locates and lists all known biomethane installations running in Europe. According to the data set of Q1 of 2017,...

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25.02.2018

Biogas: renewable energy for your region!

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20.02.2018

How gas can help to achievethe Paris Agreement target in an affordable way

This study has been commissioned by Gas for Climate, a consortium of seven gas transport companies (Enagás, Fluxys, Gasunie, GRTgaz, Open Grid...

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17.01.2018

Companies Catalogue

Find the leading companies in biogas technology and their services: Planners Manufacturers of biogas plants and components Operators ...

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17.07.2017

Biomethane in transport

Biomethane is a renewable fuel produced through upgrading biogas and syngas to natural gas quality. Biomethane can meet all technical requirements...

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25.06.2017

Fuelling the use of Biomethane for Grid Injection and as Transport Fuel

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25.02.2017

Data bank with existing incentives and subsequent development of biogas plants compared to national targets

This report aggregates information on existing European incentives for biogas plants compared with the national development of the biogas sector. A...

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17.07.2015

Digestate factsheet

This factsheet briefly outlines the benefits of digestate for the economy, society and our environment. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) is a natural...

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25.02.2015

Biogas production and biogas potentials from residues of the European food and beverage industry

Do you eat fresh and healthy food every day? Do you heat your household in cold months and use electrical energy on a daily basis?Do you waste some...

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17.07.2011

Biogas simply the best

To date, biogas is the only technologically fully established renewable energy source that is capable of producing heat, steam, electricity and...