5rd edition of the Renewable Gas Show

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Optimism and the challenge of gaining social acceptance

El 5th Renewable Gas Show and the 18th International Bioenergy Congress They concluded on October 2nd in Valladolid after two days in which the growth in the number of exhibitors, and the size of their stands, having to extend one more pavilion, and the number of visitors, 15% more than the previous year, confirm the optimism and the real progress that the biogas and biomethane sector is experiencing in Spain.

Currently, Spain has more than 200 biogas plants and 17 biomethane plants in operation, and more of 270 projects in progress or under construction, reflecting exponential growth: in 2019, there was only one plant feeding into the grid, and today there are close to 20. There has also been a consensus that the facilities should be conceived not only as energy projects, but also as agricultural and environmental projects. And, of course, technological innovation and the training of qualified personnel are essential areas to ensure the efficiency and operation of the plants over time.

At the congress The need to was repeated like a mantra achieve social acceptance of the projects and there was unanimity in pointing out that the support of the primary sector will be decisive. For farmers and ranchers, biogas and biomethane plants are even a "relief," in the words of one sector representative, and the best proposal received to date for solving the problems of storing and applying livestock manure in the field and complying with increasingly stringent environmental regulations.

The public administrations Those present at the congress agreed that biomethane is already a strategic vector for the energy transition and that its deployment must be accelerated with transparency and support from the countryside to gain social acceptance. MITECO assured that work is underway in fiscal and consumer stimulus measures, and communities such as Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, and Catalonia presented their own plans to integrate biomethane into their energy strategies.

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