eba's strategy to respond to the challenges facing the european biogas industry - jan stambasky
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Presentation given at the Conference of the European Biogas Association 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Strategy to Respond to the Challenges Facing the
European Biogas Industry
Jan Stambasky – EBA President
II. Conference of the European Biogas Association Egmond aan Zee, 30.09.2014
European Biogas Association 25 countries – 32 National Organisations – 36 companies
www.european-‐biogas.eu www.eu4biogas.eu
EBA 2012
European Biogas Industry 2014
Ø > 14 000 Biogas plants all over the Europe Ø ~ 15 000 000 000 m3 methane will be produced in 2014 Ø >30 m3 of methane per capita
Ø >250 Biomethane plants Ø in AT, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, FI, LX, NL, NO, SE, UK Ø ~ 1 000 000 000 m3 biomethane produced
Ø > 7 500 MW installed power in combined H&P Ø 3-4 fairly sized conventional power plants
Biogas is Multitalent
Transport, Electricity &
Heat
Nutrients recycling
Balancing energy
Decentralized energy
production
Waste management
Schmack Biogas GmbH
Resource-versatility
Bio-fertiliser (Digestate)
MULTITALENT
Key Policies for Biogas Industry
Ø 2030 Targets and support of renewables Ø EU Energy policy, State Aid, …
Ø Bio-waste Ø Circular economy, Waste framework directive, …
Ø Biomethane Ø European standards, European biomethane market, …
Ø Digestate Ø Fertilizer regulation, End-of-waste criteria, …
Ø Sustainability Ø Sustainability criteria, Indirect land use change (iLUC), …
2030 Targets
Ø Binding RES targets Ø CO2 target only is not an option… Ø Only long-term and stable policies are efficient Ø Targets have to be both, EU-wide, and national too
Ø State aid guidelines
Ø Ambitious goals for transport Ø Separate target for transport is a must Ø We can deliver zero, or even negative CO2 emissions
Sustainability of Biogas Production
Emissions: Grammes of CO2 equivalent per km Source: Organic power
Sustainability of Biogas Production
Ø LCA analyses are to be made comprehensive and factors affecting the sustainability criteria scientifically sound, predictable and stable
Ø GHG emission calculations: consider all emissions including the avoided ones: manure credits, fertiliser effect of digestate
Ø Promote the use of catch and cover crops for biogas productions
Ø Biomethane classification as an advanced biofuel Ø Ban bio-waste landfills and improve households’ waste
separation Ø Good agricultural practice, #biogasdoneright
Ø Parallel session on substrates (9.00 – 10.30)
Biowaste and Digestate Ø Circular economy
Ø Anaerobic digestion process is a bio-refinery
Ø European Eco-label Criteria Ø Reasonable limits on contaminants, sampling frequency, …
Ø End-of-waste criteria for digestate, and biowaste Ø Efficient waste management first Ø Best Reference Technique Document (BREF)
Ø EU Fertiliser regulation Ø Various criteria set upon digestate (composition,
contaminants), … Ø Parallel session on digestate (11.00 – 12.30)
EBA Digestate Workshop on 15/10/2014
Biomethane Opportunities
Ø Multiple use, including motor biofuel Ø Use of natural gas distribution and storage systems Ø New geographical and commercial dimensions Ø Possibility of cross-border transactions Ø Biomethane in transportation
Ø CNG/LNG consumption 2012: 3,0 billion m3 Ø Biomethane production 2012: 0,6 billion m3 Ø CNG/LNG consumption 2020: 10 - 15 billion m3 Ø Biomethane as biofuel 2020: 2,0 - 3,0 billion m3 (20%)
Ø We can keep pace with 20% share in NG fleets fuel
Biomethane/Biogas Production…
… Compared to Natural Gas
Strategies for Biomethane
Ø Biomethane standardization (CEN/TC408) Ø Biomethane from syngas to enlarge our potential Ø Enabling biomethane cross-border trade
Ø One Europe needs one market Ø Harvesting opportunities of one market space Ø The „bio” quality must be certified in the producing country Ø The „bio” qualification from the producing country must be
acknowledged in the receiving country
Ø Push for National Biomethane Registries Ø Track, confirm and document the biomethane transactions
along the contractual chain
Biomethane Technical Potential
Resource Potential [1×109
m9] Woody Biomass 66 Herbaceous Biomass 11 Wet biomass residues 26 Energy crops 48-143 Total 151-246 Green Gas Grid Project, 2013 European Biomethane Roadmap Maximal technical potential
EU 28 NG consumption 2013 462×109 m3 (2% down from 2012)
European “Independency”
Eurogas Statistical Report 2013
Ø Only 9 countries do not import Russian natural gas Ø Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, United Kingdom
Ø Baltic countries and Finland import 100% … Ø Even the Netherlands with its gas reserves imports 5%
(22.1 TWh) Ø Switzerland 23% (8.7 TWh)
Ø Annual imports of 1226 TWh or 24.2% (2012) Ø 7% less compare to 2011 Ø Three major pipelines (Nord Stream, Yamal, Brotherhood)
European “Independency”
Total current EU biogas production is about 14×109 m3 of NG equiv.
NREAP target for 2020 is 28×109 m3 of NG equiv.
Ø Nord Stream Ø 2× 27.5 billion m3/y
Ø Yamal Ø 33 billion m3/y
Ø Brotherhood Ø Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhgorod
pipeline, 4 500 km Ø 33 billion m3/y
Biogas Industry Can Answer This
European Strategy for Biogas Industry
Ø 2030 Targets and support of renewables Ø EU Energy policy, State Aid, …
Ø Bio-waste Ø Circular economy, Waste framework directive, …
Ø Biomethane Ø European standards, European biomethane market, …
Ø Digestate Ø Fertilizer regulation, End-of-waste criteria, …
Ø Sustainability Ø Sustainability criteria, Indirect land use change (iLUC), …
European Strategy for Biogas Industry Ø Biogas is delivering more than energy
Ø … all the advantages have to be acknowledged
Ø Biogas industry can be a pillar of EU energy security Ø 2020 EU biogas target is comparable with major gas
pipelines capacity (or Ukrainian gas transits) Ø Entire biomethane potential can completely avoid
imports of Russian natural gas Ø But we cannot “replace Nord Stream” without knowing the
legal status of digestate produced… and many other things.
Ø Multitalent industry needs multiple strategy
Strategy to Respond to the Challenges Facing the European Biogas Industry
Jan Stambasky President European Biogas Association [email protected] www.european-biogas.eu