The Europe Clean Industrial Deal sets no clear pathway for biomethane on the continent, concentrates on electrification and favours less competitive low-carbon gases, according to the European Biogas Association (EBA).
While welcoming the accent on cleantech manufacturing as a key enabler of industrial transformation, Harmen Dekker, the EBA’s CEO, said the EU should invest in reducing gas dependency much faster.
“Biogases will play a decisive role as the most scalable and cost-effective renewable gas, [and an] enabler of much needed grid flexibility,” he said.
“To help EU industries become more clean and competitive, we urge EU legislators to be more bold on their support for those green gases made in Europe that are championing renewable gas deployment today, by ramping up the production of biogases and fostering their industrial use.”
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