1. Biomethane in NL: the Dutch approach
Matté Brijder, NL Agency
Zagreb, 28th May 2013

2. Contents Approach Green Gas production with grid injection
Technical possibilities for gasgrid access
Further information

3. Approach Green Gas development in NL
(Medio 2006) Task force “Green Gas”: public-private-cooperation model
(Dec 2007) Publication of a vision report from the task force with general conclusions on ambition and preconditions for the development of a Green Gas market
(Apr 2008) Start of a new stimulation programme (SDE) with feed-in tariff for biogasupgrading and grid injection
(Jul 2009) Operation of virtual trade system for Green Gas certificates
(Dec 2009) Start of a inter-governmental “accelleration” team Green Gas to “solve” legislational barriers for Green Gas development
(Jan 2010) Publication of an Action Plan
(Mar 2011) First publication of results and status
(Dec 2011) Second publication of results and status
(Jan 2013) Last update of results and status

5. Virtual trade in Green Gas certificates (www.vertogas.nl)

6. Approach accelleration team
Permits and spatial planning policy
Access bioticket trade; excise duties
SDE and gasgrid access
Positive list

7. Ongoing projects
Evaluation of digesters in NL. Report published in Nov
(Regional) technical scenarios grid injection
Projectmonitoring Green Gas projects
14 demo/pilotprojects on biogas from tender 2010
New approach government with Green Deal agreements
Technical studies concerning gas quality

8. Evaluation of the biogas sector in the NL in 2011
with 15 page english summary 8

9. Distribution of the average annual input in the AD-sector in the Netherlands9

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11. Technical scenarios gasgrid injection
Direct injection
Development of biogashubs
Gridinjection by overflow to higher pressure gasgrid
Development of dedicated biogasgrids
Pressure adjustments in gasgrids to achieve gasstorage capacity for green gas in the grid

12. Feasibility study gridoperator Rendo
(12% replacement of natural gas on yearly base is possible)

13. Feasibility study gridoperator Rendo

14. Feasibility study gridoperator Rendo

15. Feasibility study gridoperator Endinet (yearly based vs hourly based)

16. Biogas hubs

17. Gridinjection by overflow

18. Example: Overflow in Groningen

19. Costs of an overflow with gasgrid injection at 40 bar

20. Decicated biogas networks

21. Pressure adjustments for creation storage capacity in the gasgrid: www
Pressure adjustments for creation storage capacity in the gasgrid:

22. Regional stimulation of green gas development

23. Questions?
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24. Partners