Lately, both public entities and private companies have set themselves the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions with one clear objective in mind: climate neutrality. To this end, any development that moves in this direction can be evaluated, especially if we are talking about renewable energies. This is the case of biomethane, which is increasingly valued by industry in order to reduce its emissions.
These are the three main reasons why companies are turning to this renewable gas:
1️⃣ 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. The adoption of biomethane prevents emissions from waste used as raw material from releasing their emissions naturally, as they are treated in a controlled environment, within the production plant. This aspect is especially relevant ‘for the primary sector, whose decarbonisation is difficult to carry out’.
2️⃣ 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹. The second factor is perhaps the most obvious. This alternative displaces fossil fuels as a source of energy, thus reducing their use and their penetration in the energy mix of the EU.
3️⃣ 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆. Finally, the production and use of biomethane adds an important component of circularity, as the use of the digestate obtained as a fertiliser for crops reduces the demand for mineral fertiliser production and helps to return organic carbon to the soil.
