Stuart Easterbrook, National Grid

1. WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF BIOMETHANE?
CHAIR:
STEPHEN MCCULLOCH, GREENLANE BIOGAS EUROPE AND CHESTERFIELD BIOGAS
PANEL:
STUART EASTERBROOK, NATIONAL GRID
MARK FLETCHER, SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD
MATT HINDLE, ADBA
DR DAVID JOFFE, THE COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ROB WOOD, GASREC LTD

2. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
What is the future of Biomethane?
National Grid Gas Distribution
9thDecember 2014
Stuart Easterbrook –Stakeholder Delivery Manager

3. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
National Grid Gas Distribution
East
England
London
West
Midlands
North
West
of
North
West
National Grid is striving to reach its target of
at least 80 biomethane connections by 2021
 Owner and Operator 4 Gas
Distribution Networks
 190,000 kilometres of Gas
Distribution Pipelines
 Operate 24/7 Emergency Service
 Deliver Connections to our networks
 We serve 11 million customers

4. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
Renewable Gas
Journey so far
 Long term need for gas for heating
 Vital to support renewable gas
 Government support via RHI
 AD and gas thermification (BioSNG)
only options at present
 Lower emissions for gas to grid
 Many other ways to generate
electricity so need to incentivise gas
to grid for AD above burning to
generator electricity
 Is this working?
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EU elec emissions UK elec emmisions AD for electricity only AD for CHP AD for biomethane
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5. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
Biomethane sites on our network
6 Projects
Connected and Commissioned
Confirmed projects will heat
9437 homes
157 Enquiries
Since April 2014
56 projects
Progressing through process
8 projects
Under
construction

6. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
Latest Biomethane Site: Holkham
•Future Biogas and National Grid connected a new plant in East Anglia
•Produces enough gas to fuel up to 2,500 homes and businesses
•Anaerobic digestion of locally sourced crops
•Innovation/flexibility/reduce costs
–2 box grid entry unit
–Above 7 bar self-lay pipeline

7. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
Our Network is ideal for CNG Vehicles
•Proximity to distribution hubs
•c 2 TWh of Bio-methane to Grid by 2016
•LTS reduces electricity need by up to 80%
•Green Gas Certificates allow green CNG offtake
•Tried and tested technology all across the globe
The 6,000 km of 20 –35 bar LTS means that 95% of major UK distribution centres are within 2 km

8. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
Future of biomethane
The future is very positive –well on our way to our 80 project target
Stable regulatory regime
Incentivise grid injection over electricity generation
Plenty of network capacity –but in the right place
Information and transparency
Provide timely information to support developer’s decision making
Manage competition
Listen and respond quickly to our customer
Flexibility and choice
Removing regulatory blockers
Established process for injecting biomethane
How best to use the renewable gas?
How to deliver step change in gas vehicles?

9. UK GAS DISTRIBUTION
Thank you