Thread by @Sustainable2050

Live from the launch event of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership!
#EUSEW2022

EC EVP @TimmermansEU: "The brutal war of Russia against Ukraine has made increasing EU renewable energy production all the more urgent!" #BIPEurope

EVP Frans @Timmermans EU: “With #REPowerEU we set ourselves a target of producing 35 billion cubic meters of biomethane annually by 2030. It is a great challenge because we need to expand the current biomethane production by a factor of more than 11."

“And this is precisely why we need the Biomethane Industrial Partnership. We need it so that we can move from REPower targets to RePower projects.”

Frans Timmermans: “You can make a vital contribution to enhancing our energy independence, the security of our energy supply and to the clean energy transition."

"You can also contribute to a more affordable energy supply, because we will have less exposure to volatile and high natural gas prices if we manage to sustainably scale up the production of biomethane at relatively low costs.”

Frans Timmermans: “Meeting the RePower target for biomethane requires mobilising additional sustainable biomass feedstock, predominantly from waste and residue materials, as well as further activating innovative and sustainable biomass sources." #EUSEW2022

"There are many important issues to tackle over the coming months and year. This will make the work of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership a difficult challenge, but also an exciting and rewarding one. We can only achieve this together.”

EU Commissioner for Energy @KadriSimson: "We're ready to fully participate in this important partnership, working with national governments and the value chain to scale up biomethane"

.@KadriSimson “The new Biomethane Industrial Partnership is open to all stakeholders to overcome barriers for growth, share best practices and foster collaboration to rapidly increase biomethane in production and use.”

Kadri Simson: “The companies in the value chain are looking forward to working together to ensure a steep and simultaneous increase in biomethane production, grid connection and off-take.”

Harmen Dekker, CEO of @European_Biogas: "The sector which we represent with nearly 8,000 stakeholders can provide the 35 bcm of biomethane by 2030, and then ramp up to 160 bcm by 2050."

"Biomethane can become a major renewable gas in our future energy mix, together with green hydrogen. This will require €70-80 billion of investments. To ensure we reach this, investors need much faster permitting procedures across Europe and ..

.. long-term confidence that production will be matched with relevant offtake opportunities.”

Harmen Dekker: “Setting national biomethane targets, strategies and policies will be crucial alongside easy access to gas grids and cross border trade of biomethane.”

“.@European_Biogas is very proud to be part of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership and work together with all stakeholders to turn the 35 bcm into reality.”

.@OleHvelplund, CEO @NGFNatureEnergy, Europe’s largest biomethane producer: ““The companies in the value chain are looking forward to working together to ensure a steep and simultaneous increase in biomethane production, grid connection and off-take.”

Ole Hvelplund "We thank the Commission for their support and for pushing the rope of an ambitious biomethane target. We'll be sure to pull it!"

@TimmermansEU: "Great! And then we'll push it some more ;)"

And...
The Biomethane Industrial Partnership has started! The clock is ticking, let's go for that 35 billion cubic metres now. #EUSEW2022 #BIPEurope

Symbolizing the start of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership: jointly opening the green valve of domestic sustainable biomethane.

You can find all about BIP Europe at its brand new website, with an invitation to participate!
bip-europe.eu

The Biomethane Industrial Partnership will have 5 Task Forces:
1. National biomethane targets, strategies and policies
2. Accelerated biomethane project development
3. Sustainable potentials for innovative biomass sources
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4. Cost efficiency of biomethane production and grid connection, and
5. Research, Development and Innovation needs

For Task Force 1, all 27 EU Member State governments have been invited to join by the European Commission.

Participating companies already include: @YaraEurope, @snam, @NGFNatureEnergy, @ScaniaGroup, @GRTgaz, @EnviTecBiogas, @TotalEnergies, @GruppoAB, @FiorentiniSpa, Iniziative Biometano, Green Create , Nippon Gases and @cmacgm!

You can find the European Commission's report on today's launch of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership here: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/reportage/P…

Behind the scenes of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership launch: enthusiasm for the big valve, supplied by @FiorentiniSpa :)

EU Energy Commissioner @KadriSimson couldn't have said it better:

https://twitter.com/KadriSimson/status/1575116712952881155?t=mndtFse20arr0rR2oQEpYQ&s=19