METHAREN

METHAREN is a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme. Its primary goal is to develop an innovative biomethane production system, leveraging the existing biogas plant operated by ACEA Pinerolese Industriale in Turin, Italy.

By integrating gasification and methanation technologies at a single site, METHAREN aims to:

  • Optimise biomethane production by reducing costs
  • Transform biomethane into a flexible, renewable energy carrier
  • Maximise the circularity of the biomethane production process
  • Develop a scalable system with EU-wide market potential

The project is structured into nine Work Packages, each responsible for key aspects of system development. ERGaR leads Work Package 7, which focuses on creating market potential for the biomethane production system. Drawing on our expertise in EU policy and regulatory affairs, we are also developing policy guidelines and recommendations to inform EU lawmakers about the benefits of this innovative approach to renewable energy production. The project duration is 5 years starting from November 2022 to October 2027.

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SUPREMAS

SUPREMAS is a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme. Its primary objective is to develop compact, mobile syngas production units capable of generating energy and bio-based syngas from a variety of waste feedstocks—such as wood, wood chips, wastewater treatment sludges, and digestate. In parallel with the development of these modular units, SUPREMAS will also create a user-friendly software application that enables users to monitor the units in real time and assess the availability of feedstocks. Once the units are ready, they will undergo testing at two pilot sites located in Lugo, Spain, and Porto, Portugal. Alongside technical development, the project will carry out a comprehensive assessment of its sustainability impacts and commercial scalability. As ERGaR, we are contributing by providing input on the design of a syngas and syngas-blended gas market. We are also preparing policy recommendations to support the effective integration of syngas into the EU energy system.

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REGATRACE

REGATRACE (Renewable GAs TRAde Centre in Europe) aimed to create an efficient trade system based on issuing and trading biomethane/renewable gases Guarantees of Origin (GoO). This will strongly contribute to the uptake of the European common biomethane market. It will be achieved by setting up a European biomethane/renewable gases GoO system, by setting up national GoO issuing bodies, by integrating GoO from different renewable gas technologies with electric and hydrogen GoO systems, through integrated assessment and sustainable feedstock mobilisation strategies and technology synergies, through support for biomethane market uptake, and by transferring the results beyond the project’s countries.

A stable, reliable and common market for biomethane and other renewable gases in Europe can help achieve EU political targets and decouple its energy systems from fossil fuels: biomethane/renewable gases can be produced from waste or residual streams of organic material and they can be transmitted and stored in existing infrastructures, making it possible to combine the European natural gas and electricity grids.

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REGATRACE Reports:

BIOSURF Deliverables

The objective of BIOSURF (BIOmethane as SUstainable and Renewable Fuel) is to increase the production and use of biomethane (from animal waste, other waste materials and sustainable biomass), for grid injection and as transport fuel, by removing non-technical barriers and by paving the way towards a European biomethane market.

BIOSURF Reports

  • Comprehensive guidelines for establishing national biomethane registries BIOSURF-D3.1
  • Technical-administrative proposal to EC for declaring natural gas network as a single, closed mass-balancing system with respect to biomethane cross-border transactions BIOSURF-D3.2
  • Guidelines for creating the European Biomethane Guarantees of Origin BIOSURF-D3.3
  • Technical-economic analysis for determining the feasibility threshold for tradable biomethane certificates BIOSURF-D3.4
  • Market survey on determining the market accepted threshold for the value of tradable biomethane certificates BIOSURF-D3.5
  • Proposal for the establishment of national and European biomethane certificate trading platforms BIOSURF-D3.6
  • Report on the practical experiences with the application of the European biomethane standards BIOSURF-D3.7
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