When the 28 biomethane ‘gas-to-grid’ projects now underway are completed, enough ‘green gas’ will be injected into to meet one per cent of the UK’s domestic gas demand. That equates to 2 TWh making biomethane is the UK’s leading renewable heat technology.
The interest in ‘green gas’ is so strong that the Biomethane 2015 Conference and Exhibition has expanded. The event will now be held over two days on June 15th and June 16th at the National Motorcycle Museum just outside Birmingham.
John Baldwin, managing director of CNG Services, co-hosts of the event with REA Biogas said: “Biomethane, made from waste, is a perfect renewable fuel as it can be seamlessly incorporated into our existing energy network and also works as a vehicle fuel for HGVs and buses.”
“Growth of biomethane since the first Biomethane Day has been spectacular. Next year biomethane plants will be injecting over 2.3 billion units of gas per year into our gas grid. That’s the equivalent of three 60,000 tonne LNG tankers not needing to dock at our ports.”
Today, biomethane plants have the capacity to produce enough energy to meet the heating and cooking needs of over 100,000 homes. It is also increasingly used for transport in HGVs and buses, with Scania launching the first dedicated gas powered vehicle in the UK and Wessex Water producing gas for buses in Bristol.
Biomethane has had the support of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) worth £860 million. It can also be ‘tracked’ through the UK gas grid using the Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS), which is growing the market as many companies want to use biomethane to reduce their carbon emissions.
REA Biogas administers the not for profit Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS).
Biomethane 2015 is sponsored by National Grid. Key suppliers and over 300 delegates are expected from leading players in the sector, including Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Ofgem.
To book your place or get extra information go to: www.r-e-a.net/events/uk-biomethane-day-2015.
