Biomethane for Transport

An international literature review commissioned by Instituto MBCBrasil identifies biomethane as one of the most immediate, mature, and cost-effective solutions for decarbonizing road transport, particularly in heavy-duty and long-haul freight. Authored by researchers from the University of São Paulo, the Federal University of Itajubá, the Agronomic Institute of Campinas, and the Mauá Institute of Technology, the study covers mature and emerging markets across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Produced through the anaerobic digestion of organic residues such as vinasse, manure, municipal waste, and sewage, biomethane combines greenhouse gas reductions with energy security and circular economy benefits. The fuel is produced in roughly 40 countries and used in transport in nearly 30 markets, with global sustainable biogas and biomethane potential reaching 1 trillion cubic meters per year, equivalent to 25% of total global natural gas demand.

Replacing diesel with biomethane in heavy-duty transport cuts well-to-wheel CO2-equivalent emissions by 45% to 75%, and when avoided fugitive methane from waste is accounted for, net emissions can fall below zero compared to diesel. The study notes that the U.S. operates 470 renewable natural gas projects and that the European Union aims for 35 billion cubic meters of annual biomethane production by 2030 under REPowerEU.

Learn More:

• Advanced Thermal Treatment (USA)
• Biomethane Plant (Germany)
• Biomass Energy Plant (USA)
• Energy-from-Waste (Germany)
• Japan Biochar Renewable Energy
• Gasification Municipal Trash (Japan)

Put Biomethane on the Road

Biomethane cuts heavy-duty transport emissions by 45% to 75% versus diesel and is produced in roughly 40 countries worldwide.

Klean Industries delivers turn-key EPC (DBC) delivery and feasibility studies for biomethane and organic-waste-to-energy facilities, including its Biomethane Plant project in Germany.

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