Best practices

Exemplary projects and initiatives are implemented and replicated at local and regional level. The following best practices are categorised by topic and geographic area.

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Biogas Action – Building a network of refuelling stations for BioGNV in Southeast Sweden

In Sweden, a major part of the biomethane produced is used as vehicle fuel. Since the Biogas Action project started in January 2016, six new refuelling stations and three bus depots have been built in our three counties Blekinge, Kalmar and Kronoberg.

Biogas Action – Institutional building and networking Southeast Sweden

Biogas Sydost is a regional network consisting of private as well as public key actors and stakeholders from the entire biomethane value chain. The task is to improve the conditions for biomethane production in the southeast part of Sweden.

Biogas Action – Introduction of liquefied biomethane in Southeast Sweden

Swedish Kalmar County carries great potential for the production of liquid biomethane to be used for heavy vehicles and maritime transport instead of fossil fuels.

Biogas Action – Public procurement of buses Kalmar County

Kalmar County in Southeast Sweden has the target to become a fossil fuel free county by 2030. All transports paid by public means shall be fossil fuel free in 2020. There are very good preconditions to produce biogas especially from manure.

Biogas Action – Penhesgyn Landfill Site Anglesey, North Wales

The aim of this case study was to provide recommendations for increasing gas availability to the LFG engine at Penhesgyn Waste Site – thus extending its life and giving a sustainable future for potential new enterprises that might take advantage of it.

Pilot Smart Street Lighting installed in Thurles, Drangan and Clonoulty

In cooperation with Tipperary Energy Agency and EU project partners, Tipperary County Council launched the smart LED lighting pilot initiative which will be one of the largest installations of smart lights of any county council in Ireland.

Biogas Action – Advisory committees to train companies and institutions, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

AURA-EE, as regional energy agency maintains relationships with local suppliers/companies, local authorities, institutions and project owners in the region. AURA-EE organizes advisory committees twice a year, to allow stakeholders to meet other companies, administrations, project owners etc.

Biogas Action – Marketing for biogas development in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

RAEE (now AURA-EE) led a project to promote regional operators’ activity in the field of biogas, introducing the “Biogaz Gener’action” logo.

Biogas Action – Guideline to creating a bioCNG refuelling station in farms

Most farmers are thinking about building a biomethane refueling station as part of their biogas plant. This guide highlights the feasibility and shows a possible strategy for farmers who want to become suppliers of CNG for citizens and local authorities.

Biogas Action – Change the Framework for biomethane development

The biogas action project created the opportunity to change the framework for biomethane production to produce biomethane in farms and sell it directly as bioGNC, or to collect this biomethane by trucks and deliver it to the gas grid, a few kilometers away.

Biogas Action – Guideline to managing biomethane production for bioCNG utilities in a local area

A 60 pages guideline with details on regulation, raising awareness on guaranty of origin mechanism and possibilities to use the biomethane as local fuel.

Biogas Action – Business model for Haderup Denmark

A local farmer in the northern part of Denmark was considering building a biogas farmer plant. In order to help him, BiogasAction made a number of different calculations based on different tools in order to give him an impression of the amount of financing needed.