Biomethane

Biogas is a renewable gas that is fundamental for advancing towards a sustainable economy and has great potential for decarbonization. It can be used to produce electricity and heat, especially in industrial environments where electrification is not possible.

Biogas is obtained from organic waste, specifically, from municipal waste, agri-food industries, sewage sludge, crop residues, and livestock manure. Therefore, it contributes to promoting the development of the circular economy and allows for the management of these wastes.

The most advanced way to produce biogas is through anaerobic digestion, a process through which organic matter is decomposed by microorganisms.

Its development allows territories and industries to produce local, storable, and clean energy, which has a positive impact on the economy and employment in rural areas, facilitating a just energy transition.

For its part, biomethane, is a source of renewable, local and storable energy, with already-available technology that allows reducing emissions in the short term and contributes to the development of the circular economy, as it is the result of greater waste valorization. Its use also reduces emissions into the atmosphere.

It is produced by subjecting biogas to a technological process called enrichment or upgrading. It is considered an essential energy carrier to meet European decarbonization targets and to promote the development of the circular economy.

It can be transported via existing gas infrastructure and has multiple energy uses in all sectors, including those that are difficult to electrify such as the thermally intensive industry. It can also be used by households and as a sustainable fuel for vehicles.