Reducing methane emissions
What are we doing to reduce methane emissions?
The Bioenergy Association promotes and coordinates the expansion of the New Zealand bioenery sector and helps its members' bioenergy businesses grow and flourish. To assist achieve these objectives, the Bioenergy Association has included throughout this protal to provide information assiting communities and industry to transition from using fossil fuels to using gaseous biofuels.
What the Bioenergy Association is doing to assist reduction of methane emissions here.
Replacing natural gas with gaseous biofuels
New Zealand is encountering declining reserves of fossil gases with the result that gas companies are looking to purchase biogas and biomethane to replace natural gas. The transition is achieved by blending biomrthane with natural gas, or using biogas to replace natural gas.
Standard Methodology for Calculating the Carbon Intensity of Gaseous Biofuels
Bioenergy Association has been undertaking a project to develop a standardised methodology for identifying the renewable origin of feedstocks and calculating the carbon intensity of biogas and biomethane produced from anaerobic digestion, landfill gas, and municipal wastewater treatment. This methodology will be used for Renewable Gas Certificates and by gas users to calculate GHG emissions.
As biomethane and biogas become more common, including for grid injection, a consistent approach to measuring carbon intensity is needed. The project team has reviewed international standards to create a draft New Zealand carbon intensity methodology, guided by an industry steering group.
- The draft recommendation for a methodology this is a near final draft and we welcome your feedback.
- Literature Review - Methods for accounting for the Carbon Intensity of Biomethane
- How are emissions allocated across the co-products?
The Bioenergy Association invites all interested parties to review the draft and contact us with any comments or suggested changes.