Biomass gasification as a highway to climate goals

“Biomass gasification as a highway to achieving climate goals”, drawn up by Ruud Paap (New Energy Coalition) and Berend Vreugdenhil (TNO), highlights the role of biomass gasification in achieving national climate goals, particularly in light of the announced blending obligation for green gas. This obligation encourages energy suppliers to reduce CO₂ emissions by adding sustainably produced green gas to the regular natural gas grid.

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• The urgency of increasing the production of green molecules as an alternative to fossil fuels.

• The role of gasification versus fermentation as a technology for green gas production.

• Technological differences between direct and indirect gasification.

• The impact of carbon intensity (CI) and how CO₂ reduction is calculated.

• The strategic advantage of large-scale gasification, including CO₂ storage and biochar.

• The financial and policy impulse from the blending obligation as of 2027.

• The potential of biomass gasification to outperform fermentation in terms of emission reduction.

Importance of biomass gasification

The analysis demonstrates that biomass gasification is a promising technology for meeting the growing demand for green gas with low carbon intensity. Its scale and potential for carbon capture and storage or biochar production make it a serious candidate for achieving substantial emission reductions. Biomass gasification therefore offers a concrete solution for meeting national energy and climate obligations.

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