market overview of the biogas and biomethane industry...
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Market overview of the biogas and biomethane industry across Europe
Biomethane Day 201620th April 2016; Birmingham, UK
Erneszt KovácsTechnical Advisor, European Biogas Association
• Non-profit association founded in 2009
• Covers biogas and biomethane from anaerobic digesation and biomass gasification
• Well-established network and communication platform for exchanging information and expertise in biogas
• Member of EREF and EUFORES, co-operation with waste, gas and renewable associations
• Based in Brussels, Renewable Energy House (REH)
What is EBA?
www.european-biogas.eu
25 countries, 35 National Associations, 51Companies – representing 7,100 stakeholders
Biogas and Biomethane Report 2015
• Annual statistical report
• Based on expertise of the national associations or other experts
• Press release and free graphs avaiable on our website; the Report also availabe for purchase
Nutrients recycling
Jobs
Rural development
Waste
management
Photo: HAASE Energietechnik AG
Bio-fertiliser (Digestate)
Biofuel
Heating
Electricity
Energy independence
Investment and growth
Clean air
What is biogas and biomethane?
Overview of the European AD sector
Second best year in terms of new AD plants
The AD sector is on the constant rise
Forerunners, followers and newscomers
Not all that grows is (necessarily) biogas
Versatility of biogas in Europe
Installed electrical capacity
Generated electricity
Generated heat
8.3 GW
63.6 TWh
32.2 TWh
No data from DK, FI, LU, SE
No data from: BG, IE, PT, RS, SK, ES, CH, UK
Biogas utilization as an energy sourcein Europe in 2014
What happens to biogas?
• Burning biogas for electricity and heat
• Sweden and Finland upgrade almost all their biogas to biomethane
63.6 TWh of electricity
produced in 2014
Consumption of 14.6 Mio households
(Slovakia, Hungary, Czech rep. and Poland)
=What does that mean?
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Electricity vs heating
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Utilised electricity and heat
Generated electricity [GWh] Generated heat [GWh]
Where do they come from?
How good are we?
The biomethane production follows the trends
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2011 2012 2013 2014
Number of existing and new biomethane plants commisioned per year
Existing plants New plants
+24%
+21.5%
+30%
Biomethane boom in Europe
Biomethane upgrading capacity
Approx. biomethane production
Number of biomethane plants in Europe; 70% of them inject gas into grid
Approx. use of biomethane in transport
310 053 Nm3/h
~1.4 Bn m3
367
Anaerobic Digestion only
Biomethane production in Europe in 2014
10%
• Lack of biomethane trade prevents further biomethane developments
• Cross-border trade is limited to bilateral agreements (CH-DE, DK-DE); international trade is mainly done through road transport
• The potential of biomethane production is not equal to the national demand and the international trade would eliminate this discrepancy
• Green Gas Grids have identified the biomethane potentials, while BIOSURF currently has the objective to develop national biomethane registries
Biomethane trade
(anaerobic digestion + gasification)
Biogas/biomethane potential
(anaerobic digestion + gasification)
Biogas/biomethane potential
Economics of the European biogas and biomethane production
Support schemes across Europe
• Feed-in Tarrifs the most common support scheme
• Heading towards a competitive RES market
• Unpredictive support schemes
Employment provided by the biogas sector
• -3.6% fall in jobs in both RES and biogas
• On the long run (2011 – 2013):• -31.3% RES• -7% Biogas
Future prospects, opportunities and challenges
The nearest future...
Ups:UK – expected growth in biogas and biomethane production until the end of
the decade; the growth highly depending on FiT, RHI and available feedstock
Italy – boom in 2012 (doubled capacity), more to be expected on biomethane
Denmark – targets for manure in AD plants
Sweden – constant developments; tax exemption for biogas until the end of 2020
France – new ”Energy Transition” adopted; suport for biogas increased up to 20%, up to €13 mio. and €20 mio income for the biogas sector in 2016 and 2017; new biomethane injection plants open on a weekly basis
The Netherlands – stagnation of the market in 2015 but more than doubled SDE+ budget; dairy industry as a potential beneficiary
Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania – new markets
The nearest future
The nearest future...
Downs:Germany – EEG 2014 affects heavily new agricultural plants and makes the
economically unviable; the EEG 2014 however favours small installations up to 75 kW operating with at least 90% of manure/sewage sludge/biowaste.
Czech Republic, Cyprus – support ceased in 2014
Austria – the industry has stalled; currently only upgrades and refurbishments of existing plants (built before 2012)
Spain – support schemes drastically reduced and the investors’ confidence eroded; law suits ongoing
The nearest future
Veranstaltung
www.biogasconference.eu
• 3rd biannual Conference on biogas and biomethane from AD and gasification
• 200+ participants in 2014
• Keynote speakers from the European institutions and the industry
Thank you
Renewable Energy House
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European Biogas AssociationErneszt Kovacs,Technical [email protected]