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European Commission Launches Biomethane Industrial Partnership

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The European Commission has launched the Biomethane Industrial Partnership, a public-private partnership aimed at increasing annual biomethane production and consumption. This initiative was announced in the REPowerEU plan and builds on the success of Poland's sectoral agreement for the development of the biogas and biomethane sectors, which was the first of its kind in the European Union. The partnership is open to all interested parties, including EU countries, companies, industry associations, academia, and civil society organizations. The goal is to strengthen energy security based on renewable resources and accelerate the development of the biogas and biomethane industries.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Commission's Biomethane Industrial Partnership is a public-private partnership launched on September 28, 2022, to support the increase of annual biomethane production and consumption.
  • The partnership is based on the success of Poland's sectoral agreement for biogas and biomethane, which was the first of its kind in Europe and set a model for the European Commission.
  • Poland was the first country in the European Union to enter into a sectoral agreement for the development of the biogas and biomane sectors in 2021.
  • The Polish Minister of Climate and Environment, Ireneusz Zyska, emphasized the importance of strengthening energy security based on renewable resources and the need to increase the production of biogas and biomethane.
  • The Ministry is working on solutions to enable an increase in the production of biogas and biomethane and will support the development of biogas and biomethane plants and the production industry.
  • The EU Biomethane Industrial Partnership is open to all interested parties, including EU countries, companies, industry associations, academia, and civil society organizations.
  • The partnership will work on new regulations and solutions to accelerate the development of the industry through the exchange of knowledge and experience between officials and the industry.
  • Sylwia Koch-Kopyszko, a European Commission expert, noted that the Polish agreement sets a new path for achieving urgent changes to rapidly develop the biogas and biomethane industries.
  • The Polish Agreement on cooperation for the development of the biogas and biomethane sector was concluded on November 23, 2021, and sets out to work out solutions to dynamically support the development of the biogas and biomethane sector.
  • The agreement is carried out within 8 working groups, including development of local distribution networks, supply chain and local content, and management of biomass from agriculture and agri-food processing.
  • There are currently 108 entities participating in the agreement.

Statistics:

  • The Biomethane Industrial Partnership was launched on September 28, 2022.
  • Poland was the first country in the European Union to enter into a sectoral agreement for the development of the biogas and biomethane sectors in 2021.
  • The Polish Agreement on cooperation for the development of the biogas and biomethane sector was concluded on November 23, 2021.
  • There are currently 108 entities participating in the agreement.
  • The agreement is carried out within 8 working groups.

Sources:

  • European Commission
  • Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment
  • Ireneusz Zyska, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment
  • Sylwia Koch-Kopyszko, European Commission expert
  • Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com)
  • SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info)

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