UK debuts 'green gas certification scheme'

The UK’s Renewable Energy Association has established a Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) that tracks biomethane, or “green gas, ” through the supply chain to provide certainty for those who buy it. The scheme was developed by the association working with Bio Group, British Gas, E.ON, National Grid, Milton Keynes Council, Thames Water and CNG Services Ltd.

“The Green Gas Certification Scheme is a simple and reliable way to eliminate double-counting of registered green gas,” said Steve Sharratt OBE, chief executive of Bio Group, which designed, constructed and operate the Adnams Bio Energy plant in Southwold, Suffolk. “By tracking the commercial transactions of biomethane through the supply chain it provides certainty for consumers who buy the gas, confidence in the green gas sector and an incentive for gas producers to inject green gas into the grid.”

Biomethane, or “green gas,” is a form of renewable energy. It can be made from biogas  from anaerobic digestion, landfill gas or syngas from synthetic gas production. If injected into the grid it displaces the same amount  of conventional gas. The GGCS tracks any contractual trading of the injected gas through to its sale to end-use consumers who receive a certificate notifying them of the individual identifiers associated with it. The platform through which the gas is tracked and authenticated has been created by web development agency SAV.

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