1. Upgraded biogas - biomethane for the transportation sector
Peter Bjerregaard, Market Regulation Manager
Upgraded biogas - biomethane for the transportation sector

2. One of the largest privately owned energy companies
Headquarter in ESSEN
32 MILLION customers in Europe and the US
43.000
employees
€38,2 BILLION
in revenue (2016)
Customised energy solutions and smart grids
More than €11 BILLION invested in sustainable energy in the past decade
2.500
wind turbines – onshore and offshore
European ultrafast charging network (approx. 200 stations by 2020)

3. Current biogas production in Denmark
Grøngas Hjørring Biomass treated tons yearly
Grøngas Vrå Biomass treated tons/yr
Biogas produced 9 mill. m3 yearly
Limfjordens Bioenergi Biomass treated tons/yr
Biogas produced 4,5 mill. m3 yearly
Sønderjysk Biogas Bevtoft Biomass treated tons/yr
Biogas produced 15 mill. m3 yearly

4. Partnerships with local farmers

5. Solutions for heavy transport
Biogas stations Together with OK, a Danish fuel supplier, we own three biogas stations
Waste management Waste in Copenhagen is transferred to nearby incineration plants. Afterwards the trucks refilled at nearby gas stations
City busses – electricity or biogas Two electric busses, line 3A in Copenhagen, runs on renweable electricity and is charged in 1-3 minutes by opportunity charging
City distribution Goods from transport centres can refill at OK/E.ON gas stations in the Copenhagen-area
Charging ferries

6. The road ahead (from 2020)
Synergieffekter. Klog omstilling. Elbiler og kvotemarkedet. Biogas og dobbelt CO2-gevinst.

7. Life-cycle emissions for a bus

8. Life-cycle costs for busses

9. Which fuel makes most sense in heavy transport?
”Given the significant uncertainty related to heavy vehicles maturity, especially for busses and trucks, gas is the only climate-friendly alternative to diesel on this side of 2030”.
Source: Energinet (2017), El og gas til transport – analyse af fremtidens drivmidler

10. The latest Danish report on heavy transport (busses)
Recommendation: ”Biogas seems to be the most obvious choice”.
Source: COWI (2018), Alternative drivmidler i Sydtrafik

11. Different needs require different solutions
Passenger cars
Light and heavy duty vehicles
Long haul trucks and ships       
Electric
In city centers       
CNG/CBG
In the outskirts       
LNG/LBG
Ingen tvivl om, at elektriske køretøjer er på fremmarch og kommet for at blive.
Men gennem komprimeret naturgas/biogas (CNG/CBG) og flydende naturgas (LNG) kan et komplet udvalg af applikationer understøttes fra små bybiler til lange lastvogne samt i søfartssektoren.
CNG/CBG særligt oplagt til Tung transport – ikke nødvendigvis i busserne (bliver nok el) men lastbiler. Ellers problemer med lasteevne pga. batterier.
Biogas til transport løser naturligvis ikke alle udfordringer i en grøn omstilling af transportsektoren, men passer som det fremgår perfekt ind i en grøn omstilling af den.
Moden teknologi. Fokuseret mod den tunge transport.
Det nye energiforlig sikre at biogassen nok skal være til stede. Den kommende klimaplan bør sikre at det også blive attraktivt, at anvende den i transporten.
Bange for, at det er sidste chance for at få biogas til transport til virkelig, at spille en rolle i den grønne omstilling af danske transportsektor.
RED II (EU Renewable Energy Directive), promoting biogas and advanced biofuels, as well as renewable electricity fra 2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive
Primary use
Potential secondary use

12. Municipalities and regions are driving the transition
The active use of procurement requirements is essential
The length of contracts (6+ year)
Most economically advantageous tender vs life-cycle costing (incl. side-effects)
Allocate points for reduced noise and life-cycle effects
Demand certified biogas
E.ON helps the City of Copenhagen meet its 2025-target
Supports Denmark’s climate policies
- 10 percent of energy usage in transport has to be renewable in 2020
- 0,9 percent advanced biofuels in 2020
- Increasing EU-requirements in

13. What is storage? Current Danish gas storage ~ 11 TWh
A green gas grid
Sector coupling between electricity, gas and heating
Peak load solution
High security of supply
Gas for transport
Electro fuels
Current Danish gas storage
~ 11 TWh
If all cars were electric vehicles
~ 0,1 TWh (2,6 mio. x 40 kWh)

14. European trends

15. Evolution of primary energy biogas production in the EU
Biogas production has seen a significant growth in the last years in Europe, mainly driven by the favourable support schemes in place in several European Union Member States. In 2015, the total biogas production in the European Union reached 654 PJ of primary energy or more than 18 billion m3 natural gas equivalent, as result of a long term development, with 92 PJ biogas produced in 2000, 167 PJ in 2005 and 357 PJ in 2010.
Source: Scarlat, N. et al. (2018), Biogas: Developments and perspectives in Europe, Renewable Energy

16. Evolution of global installed electricity biogas plant capacity
Biogas plants had an installed electricity capacity of 2400 MW in and 2438 MW in 2016 and generated 1030 GWh electricity.
Source: Scarlat, N. et al. (2018), Biogas: Developments and perspectives in Europe, Renewable Energy

17. Biomethane use in transport in European countries
The latest data show that the use of biomethane as a transport fuel in the Europe, has achieved 160 million m3 of biomethane in 2015, of which 113 million m3 in Sweden, 35 million m3 in Germany, 10 million m3 in Norway, 2 million m3 of in Iceland, 0.2 million m3 of in Finland and 28000 m3 in Italy.
Source: Scarlat, N. et al. (2018), Biogas: Developments and perspectives in Europe, Renewable Energy

18. Unanswered questions: Taxes, subsidies, biofuels, diesel and the chicken or the egg 

19. Questions