Biomethane feedstock deliverability

Cadent have been working with The Green Gas Taskforce to commission a series of reports that examine the benefits of greater biomethane generation to Great Britain’s energy system, as well as the economic benefits that such volumes of green gas could provide. Work conducted by Alder BioInsights in their “Green Gas Future” report concluded that biomethane volumes of 120 TWh are possible in the UK by 2050, based on technical potential of UK feedstocks.

This project seeks to explore the operational, emissions, market, and developmental implications of meeting the potential volumes published by Alder BioInsights (120 TWh pa by 2050), as well as the implications of meeting the NESO FES 25 Holistic Transition scenario relating to the production of biomethane in the UK (36 TWh per annum by 2035 and 64 TWh per annum by 2050).

The conclusions of this project will be published in a public report entitled “Delivering Green Gas”, that:

• Outlines the viability, benefits and key questions behind the integration of the UK’s agricultural supply chain, AD industry, and gas distribution networks.
• Defines concrete actions that need to be taken, in the agricultural sector, by agricultural policy makers, and others, to unlock the feedstock volumes set out in the Alder BioInsights work and the NESO scenarios.
• Sets out the broader economic and environmental benefits that could be provided in delivering these volumes of biomethane beyond the energy sector, and particularly to the UK’s agricultural sector.