EC proposals on biomethane, hydrogen ‘key steps forward’ Biomethane industry ‘ready’ to deliver 2030 EC target Sees potential to boost output to 100 Bcm by 2050 The European Commission’s plan to replace Russian gas imports in part with higher renewable gas production is a “decisive” step toward a more rapid development of the sector, European gas industry groups said March 8. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The EC on March 8 unveiled new energy security proposals under the REPowerEU initiative that seek to reduce European demand for Russian gas by two-thirds by the end of 2022. It said it would seek to diversify gas supplies, speed up the roll-out of renewable gases and replace gas in heating and power generation. On biomethane specifically, the EC said production in 2022 could deliver 3.5 Bcm to replace Russian gas, and reach 35 Bcm/year […]