On September 28, 2022, the European Commission and industry leaders launched the "Biomethane Industrial Partnership" to support the achievement of the EU's goal of increasing biomethane production to 35 billion m3 per year by 2030.

This new public-private partnership has been envisaged by the REPowerEU plan.

Biomethane is also in the focus of Ukraine's attention. At the state level, all efforts have been accumulated to form the legislative framework and conditions for the introduction of biomethane production.

"Biomethane should become both a means of ensuring energy independence and a means of decarbonization, increasing the competitiveness of national industry on the European market," commented Valerii Bezus, Head of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine on the importance of developing biomethane production.

Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Simson joined Harmen Dekker, CEO of the European Biogas Association, and Ole Hvelplund, CEO of Nature Energy to mark the start of the Biomethane Industrial Partnership by symbolically opening a renewable gas pipeline during the EU Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels.

Executive Vice-President Timmermans said: “Europe has huge potential for the production of biomethane. With biomethane, we can replace fossil gas from Russia with homegrown, sustainable and renewable gas. Biomethane also creates new economic opportunities in rural areas. The Biomethane Industrial Partnership that we launch today will be instrumental to increase the production and use of biomethane across the EU.”

EBA CEO Dekker said: “The biomethane sector is ready to meet the 35 bcm target which requires 70 to 80 billion euros of investment. The Biomethane Industrial Partnership will be instrumental in Europe to drive joint efforts to overcome barriers for investment, production and use.”

The Biomethane Industrial Partnership is open to all interested parties. All EU Member States are invited to join the partnership together with companies, industry associations, academia and civil society institutions.

Additional information and an application form for joining the Biomethane Industrial Partnership can be found at www.bip-europe.eu.

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