Poland has a significant biomethane production potential, only 7.8 billion m3 of biogas can be obtained annually from raw materials and residues of the agri-food sector, results from the justification for the draft amendment to biocomponents and liquid biofuels and some other acts, which went to public consultation.
Observations of the largest mature markets and their participants encourage the use of innovation and local conditions in terms of the possibility of wider use of alternative fuels, according to the explanatory memorandum from OZE.
An example of innovation is the possibility of using low-emission biomethane produced from waste biomass (being an example of second-generation biofuels) or the more common use of electricity from renewable energy sources.
Poland has a significant production potential of biomethane produced from biogas based on domestic raw materials – for example, only 7.8 billion m3 of biogas can be obtained annually from raw materials and residues from the agri-food sector, it was also stated.
It was clarified that the national model of biogas plant development follows the Danish model, not the German one (based on maize as the main substrate), as evidenced by the constant increase in the number of different substrate compositions used, as well as the high share of waste raw materials used to produce biogas.
Currently, the substrates unsuitable for food or feed production are used to the greatest extent for the production of biogas in the country: stillage (21%), residues from fruit and vegetable processing (21%), slurry (27%), which results from the high availability and low acquisition costs.
This aspect is one of the major advantages increasing the interest in biomethane produced from agricultural biogas, which, if used on a mass scale, would enable the implementation of the National Index Target (NCW) without the need to import raw materials needed for its production.
The National Index Target specifies the minimum share of renewable fuels and biocomponents contained in fuels used in all types of transport in the total amount of liquid fuels and biofuels used in transport during the calendar year. According to the directive on promoting the use of energy from renewable sources, the “RED II directive”, Poland is obliged to achieve in 2030 at least a 14% share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption in the road and rail transport sector in total.
Source: OZE and ISBnews
