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Episode: OIES Podcast – Biomethane in Europe: Why scaling up is harder than it looks
Description: In this latest OIES podcast, James Henderson speaks with Maria Olczak about her recent research on biomethane. Combined European biogas and biomethane production has grown by 34% over the past decade, reaching around 232 TWh (22 bcm) in 2024. In the podcast, they explain the difference between biogas and biomethane, review current production levels in Europe, and discuss why the EU is unlikely to meet the REPowerEU target of 35 bcm of biomethane by 2030. The discussion also explores the sources of growing market optimism, particularly in the transport sector, where demand is increasingly driven by quota obligations and new EU regulations, such...