‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. „Assessment of environmental impacts from the production and use of biomethane“ BIOSURF trans-association workshop Stefan Majer, DBFZ

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The DBFZ in a nutshell non-profit research institute, founded by the federal german ministry for food and agriculture approx. 200 employees focus on biomass conversion technologies, applied R&D decision support and strategy development for policy, industry, etc.

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. 3 Optimize the contribution from Biomass to a sustainable future energy system Use of biomass in key strategic sectors Maximum value creation from biomass Climate-neutral energy supply Highly efficient technologies Our mission

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Pictures: Jan Gutzeit / DBFZ 4 Biogas pilot plantCombustion labFuel conditioning lab HTC test bedEngine test bedFuel technical centre Applied research at the DBFZ

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. 5 Biofuels labAnalytical labBiogas lab Laboratory workFuel technical lab © Jürgen Lösel Applied research at the DBFZ Pictures: Jan Gutzeit / DBFZ Combustion lab

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The DBFZ - research departments 6 UFZ = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Motivation In the recent years, the demonstration of GHG mitigation effects from the production and use of biofuels has gained significance importance: EU RED (EU Directive 2009/28/EC):  10% target for energy from renewable sources in the transport sector by 2020  Sustainability requirements for biofuels FQD (Fuel Quality Directive 2009/30/EC):  Definition of a GHG reduction target in the national “mixture” of transportation fuels

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. 8 Sustainable biomass production Protection of natural areasGHG mitigation potential  several criteria regarding general requirements on a good agricultural practice (e.g. cross compliance)  Definition of areas that should not be used for the production of biomass, e.g.: areas with high biodiversity, areas with a high content of carbon stored above and below ground.  35% resp.,  50% from 2017 resp.,  60% from 2018 for new installations that are in use from the Compared to a fossil reference value defined in the Directive Motivation

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. How to proof the GHG-mitigation criteria According to EU RED Annex V three options do exist: 1.use the default values included in Annex V Biogas* from municipal organic waste 73% Biogas* from wet manure 81% Biogas* from dry manure 82% (* in the form of compressed biomethane compatible with natural gas) 2.calculate the GHG-mitigation potential with actual values 3.combine actual values with dissagregated default values

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Calculation with actual values cultivation processing transport use CO 2 -capture surplus electricity According to EU RED Annex V source: DBFZ

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Exemplary results Biggest impacts from  feedstock production (fertiliser production and application),  energy consumption (influenced by national emission factors) and  local methane emissions (leakage, digestate storage in open ponds) source: DBFZ 2014 GHG emissions in gCO 2 -Eq./MJ Biomethane GHG-mitigation potential in %

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Available tools

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Main challenges Main challenges with regard to GHG calculation as part of the sustainability certification for Biomethane: Allocation of by-products GHG mitigation effects from the use of agricultural wastes and manure Data insecurity

‹#› of [total number of slides] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. Support provided by Biosurf Assessment and Improvement of the knowledge base for the quantification of different GHG mitigation effects linked to biomethane production. Development of a number of recommendations for the adaptation of the RED GHG calculation methodology and Discussion of the most prominent drivers for emissions and potential GHG reduction measures

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