Coldiretti, Prandini: “Good simplification of Biogas to Biomethane conversion in Lombardy”.
Coldiretti, the words of Ettore Prandini
The president of Coldiretti Ettore Prandini comments positively on the development program that the Councilor for the Environment of the Lombardy Region Giorgio Maione has reserved for biogas plants in the process of being converted into biomethane, which in Lombardy represent a third of the Italian total, ensuring the appropriate clarifications on the correct classification of emissions of off-gas deriving from the upgrading process.
“This is – explains Prandini – an extraordinary opportunity for regional agricultural infrastructures which, thanks to the technical results which demonstrate the negligible nature of the emission levels, can quickly proceed with the conversion from biogas to biomethane through the upgrading plant without further authorization loads and bureaucratic.”
Over 1,500 systems
Over time, the Italian biogas sector has demonstrated significant responsiveness to policies supporting the development of the production of renewable sources, contributing to the construction of more than 1500 plants for an installed power of more than 1200 MW with a very high production coefficient (at least 80% of the annual hours) allowing investments equal to approximately 4 billion euros. The livestock sector provides a significant contribution in the field of innovation and the production of renewable energy, through biogas and biomethane plants. Furthermore, thanks to the biogas plants, the agro-livestock enterprise completes its production cycle by valorising company waste and fully implementing the principles of the bioeconomy.
