据世界天然气1月22日消息：在欧洲各地部署生物甲烷生产工厂创纪录的一年后，生物甲烷的脱碳潜力正在充分实现。
根据欧洲沼气协会(EBA)/欧洲天然气基础设施(GIE)2021年生物甲烷图报告，欧洲目前共有1023家生物甲烷工厂，与沼气工厂合并后，相当于2万个正在运行的单位。
如果该行业能够保持这一增长速度，EBA预计可持续的生物甲烷将占到2050年欧盟天然气消费量的30%-40%，预计产量至少为10000TWh(太瓦时)。
从长远来看，GIE秘书长Boyana Achovski表示，目前可用的生物甲烷总量可以满足比利时的全部天然气消耗量。
她补充道：“考虑到生物甲烷为脱碳带来的好处，这并不令人惊讶：它是目前欧洲唯一可用且可扩展的可再生燃料，能够以具有成本竞争力的方式使用现有的天然气基础设施。”
与2020年底发布的报告相比，欧洲的生物甲烷工厂数量激增了40%。
EBA总监Harmen Dekker在评论生物甲烷的作用时表示:“据EBA估计，目前在欧洲活跃的生物甲烷工厂有87%与天然气电网相连。”
“为确保生物甲烷作为可再生燃料发挥越来越重要的作用，应该在整个欧洲建立高效的生物甲烷贸易。”
采用生物甲烷技术最多的国家是法国、意大利和丹麦，2020年法国有91个新装置投入使用，2021年1月至10月期间有123个新装置投入使用。
冯娟 摘译自 世界天然气
原文如下：
Europe sees record breaking year for biomethane production
The decarbonisation potential of biomethane is being fully realised following a record-breaking year for the deployment of biomethane production plants across Europe.
Biomethane plants in Europe now total 1,023 according to the European Biogas Association (EBA)/Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) Biomethane Map report 2021, equating to 20,000 units in operation when combined with biogas plants.
If the industry can sustain this rate of growth, the EBA expect sustainable biomethane to cover up to 30-40% of the EU gas consumption expected for 2050, with an estimated production of at least 1m000 TWh (terawatt hours).
Putting it into perspective, Boyana Achovski, Secretary General, GIE, stated that the combined amount of biomethane biogas available today can cover talready the whole gas consumption of Belgium.
She added, “Nothing surprising here considering what biomethane brings to the table for decarbonisations: it is the only renewable fuel available and scalable today in Europe which can enable the cost-competitive use of already existing gas infrastructure.”
The amount of biomethane plants in Europe has jumped by 40% compared to the report released at the end of 2020.
Commenting on the role of biomethane, Harmen Dekker, Director, EBA, said, “The EBA estimates that 87% of the biomethane plants active in Europe today are connected to the gas grid.”
“To ensure that biomethane will play an increasingly important role as a renewable fuel, an efficient trade of biomethane across Europe should be established.”
The most prolific adopters of biomethane technology are France, Italy, and Denmark, with France seeing 91 new units begin operation in 2020 and 123 between January and October 2021.
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