Green Gas!

Internationalisation & !Certification!

Dr. Peter Breithaupt!

Operations"

1st European certification system "for green gas"

Certificates"Guarantees of Origin"Physical injection/application required"

Geographical coverage"

The Netherlands"

Since 1 July 2009"

Development"Co-operation of market parties with Gasunie and Dutch Ministry of Economics"

To date" Ca. 5 MCM green gas certified"

Mass balance or "kWh-equivalents?"

Crucial amendments of the !Renewable Energy Directive &"

Fuel Quality Directive"

Stimulate or "stall developments?"

National registers or"International alignment?"

National stimulus or"EU common policy?"

EU 15"

324 million people"

164 million cars"

120 billion liter petrol"

Source: The final energy crisis, chapter “The chinese car bomb”, Andrew McKillop, 2005" Map from Wikimedia Commons!

World"

7 billion plus people"

800 million cars"

25 % of crude oil"

Source: http://www.worldometers.info/"Credits: http://centers.law.nyu.edu/jeanmonnet/images/TL_map-world.jpg"

China & India"

2.5 billion plus people"

2010: 180 million cars"

2025: 800 million cars "

The Chinese & Indian car bomb"Credits: http://www.digitalmeetingcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Drivers-Stuck-in-Traffic-Jam-for-9-Days-in-China.jpg"

2025: 20% more!petrol needed"

Source: International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2010, http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/docs/weo2010/key_graphs.pdf"Credits: http://www.setxog.com/images/pump_jack.jpg"

Peak oil or peak demand?"20% more petrol"

40% more crude oil"

Current spare production !capacity is less than 5%"

IEA "World Energy Outlook!forecasts a 10% increase!by 2035."

By 2030 every 5th car might be electric"

Source: Tesla Motors, http://www.teslamotors.com"

We still need 30% more petrol"

120 billion liter petrol"

≈"

110 billion cub. meters natural gas"

Source: Bioenergy Feedstock Information Network (BFIN), http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/energy_conv.html"

2030: 200BCM bio-methane"Credits: Bundestagsfraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN, Fachverband Biogas, STAWAG, Institut für Energetik und Umwelt GmbH, "

78" 4780"

Source: CBS (http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/industrie-energie/cijfers/incidenteel/maatwerk/elektriciteitsproductie-uit-biogas-op-landbouwbedrijven-naar-provincie-in-2008.htm ! IEA Bioonergy Task 40: Country Report Germany, Fachverband "

Country"Total area !(106 Ha)"

Agriculture area !

(106 Ha)"

Arable land !(106 Ha) !

(% of total area)"

Hectares of agricultural land

per capita"

Germany" 35.7" 17.0" 11.8" 33" 0.21"

Netherlands" 4.2" 1.9" 0.9" 22" 0.12"

Source: FAOSTAT"

Factor 9"

4780"530!"

Targets are “challenging”"

Bio-Methane production"

until 2020: 5 new plants per week!"

2"

38"

Credits: Biogaspartner, Vertogas"Calculation based on mid size green gas plants, with an hourly capacity larger than 500 Nm3 per hour."

0"

50"

100"

150"

200"

250"

300"

350"

biomethane as nat.gas substitute"

biomethane as fuel substitute"

natural gas" petrol" central heating mix Germany

2007"

49"61"

245"

308"

339"G

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Source: E.On Bioerdgas, lfeu (2008), WI (2010)"

petrol substitution makes sense"

GHG reduction"

0" 10000" 20000" 30000" 40000" 50000" 60000" 70000"

Bioethanol"

Biodiesel"

Rape seed oil"

BtL (Biomss to Liquid)"

Biomethan"

Source: Fachverband nachwachsende Rohstoffe"

Biomethane most efficient fuel"

Cruising range per hectare energy crop per year"

A lean implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive will stimulate all end-markets "

production"

trading & wholesale"

consumption"

certificates"

Netherlands" Germany"

Market models are key for a successful introduction of new technologies"

78"4780"

“Certification” is a document register"

European Energy Directive & Fuel Quality Directive "drive developments of certification"

Source: dena biogasregister.de"

A European transfer system for bio-methane certificates is under development"

Source:Vertogas"

DENA"Biogasregister"

Vertogas"Certification"Gas flow"

Farmer"Client"

German TSO"

Dutch TSO"

Supplies raw materials

Injects into network

Books in volumes, German certificate awarded

Network offtake

Dutch certificate awarded

Cross-border gas flow

German certificate redeemed

Gas flagged as German biomethane on certificate

Dutch certificate redeemed

Cross border certification process"between Germany and The Netherlands "

Source: E.On Bioerdgas, Vertogas, Schultz Projekt Consult"

Porsche 911 Carrera 4B iomethane"

Soon on a road close to you…"

Source: Porsche Automobil Holding SE, www.porsche.com"

Many thanks for your attention "