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Diane Moss Founding Director Renewables 100 Policy Institute
Role of Renewable Gas In The Renewable Energy Future RNG Workshop October 27, 2016
The Energy Future Is Renewable
Global Call to Action
COP 21 in Paris G8 Commits to Decarbonize
Calls for 100% Renewable Energy as Imperative
Renewable Electricity Up +635% Since 2004
Renewables Outpacing Conventionals
Source: Ren21 Global Status Report 2016
Renewables Outpacing Conventionals
Biogas Has Also Trended Upward
Source: Q2 Power
US Biogas Capacity Growth 2000-2014
Renewable Gas in CA Power Mix
California is home to 2/3 of US biogas. But renewable gases are still at the beginning stages with far more room for growth.
Most Renewable Power From Variable Sources
Balancing RE on the Electricity Grid
Balancing RE on the Electricity Grid
Renewable Gas At the Beginning Stages
• SB350: RPS of 50% by 2030
• 50% RPS + small renewable systems + legacy hydro = ~ 65% renewable power by 2030
• GHG target = 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 (SB350) 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 (Executive Order, Under 2 MOU)
CA almost surely must go 100% renewable at least for electricity by 2050.
Power to Gas
Power to Gas – Large scale storage P2G is the largest scale, long (or short) term storage solution
Power to Gas – GHG reduction solution
Waste: GHG Problem & RE Opportunity
At least half California’s average methane emissions are renewable energy opportunities that greatly reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
Air Pollution: A Global Health Problem Onitsha, Nigeria
Most Polluted City In the World Beijing, China
Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA #1 for Worst Smog in US
Bakersfield, CA #2 for Worst Smog in US
Waste: GHG Problem to RE Opportunity
HDVs using CNG from food/waste have negative carbon emissions score.
Renewable Gas Policy Drivers in CA
Recent Renewable Gas Policy Developments $40M in Incentives Allocated by CPUC SB32 (Pavley): Extended Low Carbon Fuel Standard SB 1383 (Lara): Short lived climate pollutants bill tasks agencies with supporting a renewable gas market to help cut emissions 40-50% below 2013 levels by 2030. ZEV Action Plan 2016: 50 of 100+ H2 fueling stations mandated by AB 8 built or in development
Much More Work to Be Done
Renewable Energy for All
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