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NI's Biomethane Opportunity In early 2024, the five NI Gas Network Operators (GNOs) released a Request for Information (RfI) to potential biomethane producers to identify potential

AD plants that may seek to connect to the gas network. The project identified 3.6 TWh of potential biomethane production, spread out across all six counties of Northern Ireland. For context, 3.6 TWh of biomethane is sufficient to meet 90% of current NI industrial and commercial gas demand. The plants surveyed varied in size, and in advancement, with some in early stages of planning and others ready to hit the ground running. The RfI also helped identify some of the problems the sector was facing such as planning issues, and cost issues regarding capital expenditure and the cost of network connections. Ultimately the RfI proved that not only is there significant theoretical biomethane feedstock in NI, there is a strong desire from potential producers across NI to supply biomethane at scale.

Biomethane – Northern Ireland’s Potential Request for Information Results Autumn 2024

Map: Location of RfI respondants

84 Projects Submissions received 3.6 TWhper year Potential production

27 GWh per year Median plant size

Enough to heat 290,000 homes or 90% of industrial & commercial gas demand

Saving around 525,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year

CO 2

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