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07.07.2022 News

Gas for Climate publishes updated biomethane production potentials for EU Member States, assessing the feasibility of the 35 bcm REPowerEU target for 2030 and providing outlook to 2050

Brussels, 7 July 2022 - Today, the Gas for Climate (GfC) consortium published an update on biomethane production potentials in EU Member States , building on the renewed ambition of the EU to accelera...
27.06.2022 News

DiBiCoo’s Matchmaking Platform highly commended at the AD and Biogas Industry Awards

DiBiCoo's Matchmaking Platform has been highly commended in the category of Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support at the AD and Biogas Industry Awards organized within the framework of the World Bio...
19.05.2022 News, Press Release

New Biomethane Industrial Partnership announced in REPowerEU

Brussels, 19 May 2022 - As part of its REPowerEU plan, the European Commission yesterday proposed a rapid acceleration of renewable energy including 35 bcm biomethane by 2030 and a new Biomethane Indu...
19.05.2022 News, Press Release

The REPowerEU puts forward a Biomethane Action Plan to scale-up the sector by 2030

Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Simson presenting REPowerEU detailed plan - Source: European Commission Brussels, 19 May 2022 - The REPowerEU detailed plan presented yesterday proposes a...
16.05.2022 News, Press Release

EBA’s new President and Board will lead the expansion of the biogas sector for the next three years

The European Biogas Association, representing nearly 8,000 stakeholders across the whole biogas value chain in Europe, has appointed Anders Mathiasson as new President of the association. He will stee...
06.04.2022 News

Digestate as driver of the agroecological transition in Europe

Digestate, a co-product of biogas production used as organic fertiliser, has the potential to transform Europe’s agricultural sector offering an alternative to commonly used chemical fertilisers. A...
01.04.2022 News

Virtual study tours – DiBiCoo EU project

First virtual study tour in Argentina's biogas plants This is the first virtual study tour in Argentina's biogas plants. In this case we are going to take a look at Adecoagro, located in the province...
15.03.2022 News

In a loss for the Circular Economy, Fertilising Products containing animal by-products are frustrated from entering the Single Market under the Fertilising Products Regulation

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 (The Fertilising Products Regulation—FPR) foresees the use of animal by-products as components in EU Fertilising Products. However, before that can happen, relevant end p...
08.03.2022 News

Commission announces groundbreaking biomethane target: ‘REPowerEU to cut dependence on Russian gas’

8th of March 2022 - Today, the European Commission announced a target for the production of 35 billion cubic metres (bcm) of biomethane within the EU by 2030 as part of its REPowerEU plan....
08.03.2022 News

The biomethane sector will deliver 20% of current EU gas imports from Russia by 2030

Brussels, 8 March 2022 - The European Commission communication REPowerEU released today is a decisive step towards the rapid development of the biomethane industry in Europe. “Europe needs to urgent...
25.02.2022 News

Support five demo projects in the southern hemisphere

The EU-funded Project DiBiCoo – “Digital Global Biogas Cooperation” – supports the project development of five selected demo projects in the southern hemisphere. The project developers are cur...
17.02.2022 News

­A way out of the EU gas price crisis with biomethane

Rapid scale up needed to achieve a biomethane production of at least 34 bcm before 2030. Clear political support will give investors confidence to support biomethane deployment. Biomethane produce...
04.02.2022 News

EU data confirms key contribution of biomethane to clean mobility

The statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat) announced this week that the EU has met the target of 10% deployment of renewable energy in transport by 2020. The target was set to reduce gree...
20.01.2022 News, Press Release

Record-breaking year for biomethane production – shows EBA/GIE Biomethane Map 2021

The biomethane industry smashed all records in 2021: Europe has now 1,023 production plants. Considering the decarbonisation potential of biomethane, this figure is a steppingstone for the decarbonisa...
20.12.2021 News

Biomethane industry sets 1st of its kind European Network to facilitate tracking of renewable gas certificates

Brussels, 20/12/2021 - The REGATRACE EU project has launched a digital network to facilitate collaboration on tracking and exchange of renewable gas certificates and boost biomethane trading across Eu...
16.12.2021 News, Press Release

Gas Package grants better access of renewable gas to the EU market

Clarity and predictability key to stimulate renewable gas solutions Brussels, 16 December 2021 – The European Commission has launched this week the long-awaited ‘EU framework to decarbonize gas m...
15.12.2021 News, Press Release

Commission acknowledges benefits of natural CO2 storage and utilization, applied in biogas production

Brussels, 15 December 2021 – The European Commission Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles acknowledges CO2 capturing and storing as necessary solutions to reach climate-neutrality b...
07.12.2021 News

Leading companies discuss biomethane scale-up with Energy Commissioner Simson

Brussels, 7 December 2021 - Today, 28 European companies and organisations presented the Biomethane Declaration to Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, in a lively online event. The Decl...
29.11.2021 News

New digital platform connects biogas technology providers with project developers around the globe

Brussels, 29/11/2021 - The DiBiCoo EU project has launched an online platform to connect European technology providers with partners developing biogas projects in emerging countries, easily and withou...
25.11.2021 News, Press Release

New report highlights biomethane ramp-up and best pathways for full renewable gas deployment

Brussels, 25 November 2021 – By 2050, 30 to 40 % of Europe’s total gas consumption could be made up of sustainable biomethane, according to the 11th edition of the Statistical Report launched toda...
22.11.2021 News, Press Release

New paper proves potential of gasification to scale-up and support net-zero by 2050

The EBA is today launching a new paper providing a comprehensive analysis of the strong potential of gasification technologies to accelerate the net-zero responsibilities of the European waste, en...
08.11.2021 News, Press Release

Biogas sector launches 1st overview on European biogas and gasification technologies

Biogas sector presents first overview of European technologies to boost deployment of renewable gas as global leaders discuss climate goals at COP26 The publication is part of the DiBiCoo EU project,...
04.11.2021 News

Developing a resource-efficient agriculture with biogas

As Europe is preparing for a winter of uncertainty regarding natural gas supplies while setting the pace towards climate-neutrality, the availability of domestic renewable gas to meet energy demand...
04.11.2021 News, Press Release

Successful European Biogas Conference proves the sector is ready to deliver ‘Fit for 55’ solutions

Opening speech from VP Timmermans’ Cabinet points out the EU need to move away from fossil gas and bring in renewable and low carbon gases. Biomethane is ready to decabonise our transport, industry...
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