biogaspartner – a joint initiative.

Market.Development.in.Europe.
Market Development in Europe.
24 B I o G a s P a r T n E r – a j o I n T I n I T I a T I v E
3.1.Market.development.
The upgrade and feed-in of biomethane into the natural gas
grid is currently not subject to a consistent European standard.
The parameters and basic conditions, however, are phrased in
Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the
European Council of 26 june 2003 concerning common rules
for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive
98/30/EC.
In Chapter 1 of this Directive, biogas and gas from biomass are
explicitly included in the scope of the regulation. In Paragraph
24 of the Preamble, the European Parliament and the European
Council declare the following:
“Member States should ensure that, taking into account the
necessary quality requirements, biogas and gas from biomass or
other types of gas are granted non-discriminatory access to the
gas system, provided such access is permanently compatible with
the relevant technical rules and safety standards. These rules and
standards should ensure that these gases can technically and
safely be injected into and transported through the natural gas
system and should also address the chemical characteristics of
these gases.”
as of now, not all European countries have implemented regu-
lations on the upgrade and feed-in of biogas. some European
countries can nonetheless look back on decades of experience
and know-how on the injection of biogas into the natural gas
networks. next to Germany, the injection of biogas is subject
to political regulations and in part also to subsidies in austria,
France, Luxembourg, Poland, sweden, switzerland and the
netherlands.
Biomethane.feed-in.projects.in.Europe.
The table below provides an overview on project sites all over
Europe where a feeding of biomethane into the natural gas grid
is in operation or planned. This list is not exhaustive but represents
the information available to dena.