The Netherlands needs more green gas to meet its climate targets and become less dependent on foreign gas. Though gasification of non-fossil sources offers good prospects, this requires new, innovative technologies that have yet to be demonstrated on a large scale. Gasunie aims to be a driver of that development, and Perpetual Next is an important partner in this endeavour and is Gasunie is currently collaborating with climate technology company Perpetual Next for Torrgas project in Delfzijl.Green gas has the same properties as natural gas but is sustainably produced from non-fossil sources. Until now, green gas was mainly produced through the fermentation of biomass, a biological degradation process that works well but is less suitable for scaling up to large volumes. Torrefaction is a technology that converts residual waste such as scrap wood and agricultural waste into a homogeneous, high-calorific material pellets. The company Torrgas has developed the technology that can be used to gasify this material efficiently in just two steps. The end result is green gas that can be transported and used in exactly the same way as natural gas. Gasification is not yet widely used, however. Scaling up is often accompanied by high risk with low return, so market parties prefer to take a wait-and-see approach. And often the knowledge required to develop the technology or develop it further is lacking.To meet the climate targets, the Netherlands wants to be producing at least two billion cubic metres of green gas per year by 2030. The current geopolitical situation makes this even more urgent
The Netherlands needs more green gas to meet its climate targets and become less dependent on foreign gas. Though gasification of non-fossil sources offers good prospects, this requires new, innovative technologies that have yet to be demonstrated on a large scale. Gasunie aims to be a driver of that development, and Perpetual Next is an important partner in this endeavour and is Gasunie is currently collaborating with climate technology company Perpetual Next for Torrgas project in Delfzijl.Green gas has the same properties as natural gas but is sustainably produced from non-fossil sources. Until now, green gas was mainly produced through the fermentation of biomass, a biological degradation process that works well but is less suitable for scaling up to large volumes. Torrefaction is a technology that converts residual waste such as scrap wood and agricultural waste into a homogeneous, high-calorific material pellets. The company Torrgas has developed the technology that can be used to gasify this material efficiently in just two steps. The end result is green gas that can be transported and used in exactly the same way as natural gas. Gasification is not yet widely used, however. Scaling up is often accompanied by high risk with low return, so market parties prefer to take a wait-and-see approach. And often the knowledge required to develop the technology or develop it further is lacking.To meet the climate targets, the Netherlands wants to be producing at least two billion cubic metres of green gas per year by 2030. The current geopolitical situation makes this even more urgent
