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ERGaR European Renewable
Gas Registry
European Renewable Gas Registry to facilitate the cross-border
transfer of sustainable biomethane certificatesBiogas Convention, Biomethane Workshop 15/11/2018, Hanover
ERGARTHE ASSOCIATION
European Renewable Gas Registry
▪ Established on 28th of September 2016
▪ Aisbl – International non-profit organisation
▪ Contact
o Jeppe Bjerg, President, Energinet.dk
o Attila Kovacs, Secretary General
o Stefanie Königsberger, Assistant Secretary General
o Website www.ergar.org
▪ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ergar/
▪ Address Rue d’Arlon 63-65, 1040 Brussels
20 ERGaR Members ■ ERGaR Members are established biomethane registries and
major stakeholders of the European biomethane market.
■ ERGaR welcomes new members:national biomethane registries, national biogas associations,natural gas industry partners, gas TSOs and DSOs and other stakeholders active inthe European biogas and biomethane industries.
National Registry
& ERGaR Member
ERGaR Member
National Registry
ERGaR Vision and Mission
Vision
▪ Renewable gas will be available cross-border in an increasingly
integrated European market through the natural gas network reaching all
end customer segments.
Mission
▪ Building on national registries to establish an independent,
transparent and trustworthy documentation scheme for cross
border transfer and mass balancing of renewable gas injected into
the European natural gas network securing the exclusion of double sale
and double counting.
2016
Founding of ERGaR
Submission of the ERGaR RED scheme to theEuropean Commission
2017
2018 2019
Creation of the ERGaR hub & Recognition process of the RED Scheme
ERGaR Timeline and Achievements
20 members
A EUROPEAN
BIOMETHANE MARKET
▪ The general function of trade (securing supply-demand
balances in time and space) is relevant to biomethane too.
▪ International companies with environmental awareness
want to have renewable fuel supplies in every European
country they operate.
▪ Gaseous biofuel (biomethane) or natural gas/biomethane
blends – having excellent GHG characteristics – must be
made available to motorists all over Europe.
European Biomethane Market - Benefits
▪ Processing and utilising all organic waste is in the
common interest of the mankind – it should not be limited by
short-sighted local policies.
▪ Organic waste utilisation becomes possible even in countries
where otherwise the conditions are not suitable (governments
not supportive, local market undeveloped, project finance
difficult).
▪ New biomethane producing projects can be developed
with a higher chance of success if not limited to the domestic
market.
European Biomethane Market - Benefits
ERGaR RED Schemevoluntary scheme seeking
recognition by EC
ERGaR RED Scheme
■ ERGaR RED Scheme - biomethane specific voluntary scheme
established and operated by ERGaR aisbl
■ ERGaR RED seeks recognition as a
voluntary scheme by the European Commission under RED
■ Function: mass balancing of biomethane consignments
distributed along the European natural gas network with
transfer of related sustainability certification
■ Core documents: Biomethane Proofs of Origin issued by
national biomethane registries
Mass balancing consignment by consignment
Challenges of cross-border biomethane administration
Value of biomethane:
▪ physical (in use) value + intrinsic („bio”) value
o Physical value: corresponds to prevailing
market value of natural gas
o Intrinsic value: „green”, renewable, sustainable
o can be only partially quantified
o BUT must be realised on the market
Conditions for biomethane export/import:
▪ The „bio” quality must be certified in the producer country
▪ The „bio” qualification from the producer country must be
acknowledged in the consumer country
MASS BALANCING OF BIOMETHANE CONSIGNMENTS
RED Recital (76):
“According to the mass balance method of verifying compliance,
there is a physical link between the production of biofuels (and
bioliquids) meeting the sustainability criteria and the
consumption of biofuels (and bioliquids) in the Community.”
The physical link between the production and consumption
of biomethane is the natural gas network, the administration
must ensure the balancing of every injected consignment with the
corresponding withdrawn consignment.
Mass Balancing Consignment by Consignment
Transfer of Sustainability Characteristics
The principal answer is in the RED which makes is
mandatory:
“Biofuel production should be sustainable. Biofuels used for
compliance with the targets laid down in this Directive, and those
that benefit from national support schemes, should therefore be
required to fulfil sustainability criteria.”
The business reasoning is also formulated in the RED:
“Sustainability criteria will be effective only if they lead to changes
in the behaviour of market actors. Those changes will occur only if
biofuels meeting those criteria command a price premium to
those that do not.”
The sustainability verification for biomethane injected into theEuropean natural gas network for export purposes should consistof two steps:
1. The first part of the chain of custody – from raw materialsupplies through production/upgrading to grid injection – will becovered by one of the established sustainability verificationprocedures, exactly like in case of liquid biofuels.
Chain of Custody for Biofuels
Chain of Custody for Biofuels
The sustainability verification for biomethane injected into theEuropean natural gas network for export purposes should consistof two steps:
2. The second part of chain of custody – from the moment ofgrid injection to the withdrawal by the end-user – will be coveredby the new voluntary scheme applying the mass balancing
methodology.
CROSS-BORDER BIOMETHANE
ADMINISTRATION
Three Pillars of the cross-border Biomethane Administration
1. European natural gas network (consisting of thetransmission and distribution systems) treated as singlelogistical facility with regard to injected biomethane.
2. Mass balancing of injected and withdrawnbiomethane consignments within the European naturalgas network.
3. Sustainability verification (prior to grid injection) andcross-border transfer of sustainability claims.
Mass Balancing Consignment by Consignment
THANK YOU !
Assistant to the Secretary General, Stefanie Königsberger, [email protected], +32 24 00 10 87
Find out more @www.ergar.org
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