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22.05.2023

Biomethane Map 2022-2023

The 2022-23’s edition of the Biomethane Map showcases the most recent and available data on Europe’s biomethane plants. It was produced by the...

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19.04.2023

Design, build, and monitor biogas and biomethane plants to slash methane emissions

The European Biogas Association (EBA), in collaboration with biogas experts, has conducted a review of methane emissions originating from anaerobic...

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14.02.2023

Beyond energy – monetising biomethane’s whole-system benefits

Biomethane is the cheapest and most scalable form of renewable gas available today. Itcan directly substitute natural gas and is flexible as it can...

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17.01.2023

EBA Activity Report 2022

2022 has been a year full of developments for the biogas and biomethane industry. Last year, the European Biogas Association (EBA) continued to...

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06.12.2022

EBA Statistical Report 2022

The EBA Statistical Report is the only detailed publication tracking the state of play of biogas and biomethane production and use across Europe...

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29.11.2022

Renewable GAs TRAde Centre in Europe – Final Booklet

Since the REGATRACE EU-funded project started in June 2019, it has contributed to create an efficient trade system based on issuing and trading...

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10.10.2022

The strategic role of off-grid renewables gases

This joint publication with Liquid Gas Europe outlines renewable gas options, such as BioLPG, Biogas, BioLNG and rDME, suitable for rural buildings...

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06.10.2022

Biogenic CO2 from the biogas industry

This white paper explores the climate impact of biogenic CO2 use or storage, the main utilisation avenues and perspective markets...

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20.09.2022

New Study on a Manual for National Biomethane Strategies

Gas for Climate publishes a 10-step implementation manual supporting Member States in planning and achieving national biomethane targets. The 10...

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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...