Biomethane fuelled VW Passat on site at the Adnams Bio Energy launch
Brewery fleet to operate on Biomethane
The first biomethane produced from brewery and local food waste is being delivered to the National Transmission System (NTS), a network of large-diameter gas pipelines throughout the UK. In a joint project of Adnams Bio Energy, British Gas and National Grid, with design and technical support from CNG Services Ltd, the gas will generate up to 4.8 million kWh pa which would heat up to 235 homes for a year or power a family sized car for 4 million miles. Long term Adnams is looking to power its brewery and run its fleet of lorries with the renewable gas, with up to 60 per cent of the output being injected into the National Grid.
The Adnams Brewery Scheme, and the recently opened Didcot Scheme have been built in expectation of regulations being introduced next year to create a financial incentive for renewable gas in the UK.
The introduction of renewable biomethane into the grid has been accompanied by the introduction of a revised Green Gas Certification Scheme (details below).
Gaynor Hartnell, Chief Executive of the Renewable Energy Association said, “Now that the first green gas has started to flow in the UK, sellers and buyers want to show it is properly accounted for. We’re launching a certification scheme, so that every unit of green gas that goes into the network can be tracked. This will make sure there will be none of the double counting that dogged the early days of the green electricity market.”
CNG Services has also completed trials of the use of biomethane as a vehicle fuel with BiogenGreenfinch, Yorkshire Water and Scottish Water.
About the Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS)
A. The GGCS will be administered by Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Renewable Energy Association.
B. The GGCS will be a web‐based system, tracking the green gas from the point at which it is injected into the gas distribution network right through to its final use in the home or business. It will be tracked on a contractual basis, rather on the basis of physical flows. This is the most practical approach, and it works because each unit of green gas injected into the network will displace the need for a unit of fossil fuel gas.
This will give confidence all the way through the supply chain, and provide a foundation for the expansion of this exciting new industry.
C. The benefit of the GGCS for its participants is the ability to ensure that there is no double‐counting or double‐selling of the green gas.
Item primarily compiled using information from CNG Services press releases.
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