Generalitat Valenciana wants to encourage the establishment of 100 biogas plants in the Community of Valencia to reduce reliance on natural gas and support the circular economy by converting waste into fuel. The initiative will make it possible to reduce natural gas consumption by 6.5% and save 300 million Euros per year. The idea is that 40% of the facilities are public and 60% private. The project aims to attract 300 million euros of European funding. In addition, Generalitat will contribute 150 million euros and private companies will contribute 50 million euros. The industry welcomed the plan optimistically. There are about 18,000 biogas plants in Europe, but there are only 200 in Spain.
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition, Valencia Biogas Road With the aim of creating a new industrial sector that will create 6,000 green jobs. In addition, it will allow progress in the fight against climate change, circular economy and energy dominance in a situation of historic highs in energy prices.
Mireia Mollà, Minister of Ecological Transition, highlighted the need to accelerate the creation of this new industrial sector with clear environmental and economic benefits. context, such as the current energy war Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Different points of the Route, which aims to promote green employment, were explained with an action attended by the Minister. Mireia MullahTogether with the regional secretary for the Ecological Transition, Paula Tuzon, Climate Change and Ecological Transition general managers, Celsa Monros Y fresh peterrespectively and the technical staff of the Ministry.
The initiative combines the environmental aspect with the socio-economic benefits of production, which will allow for a 3% reduction in global emissions in the Community of Valencia and the recovery of municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plants, livestock and the agri-food industry. a sustainable industry that will create It will reduce natural gas purchases by 6,000 new jobs and more than 300m euros from third countries.
“We have the opportunity, potential and political will to accelerate biogas production into a strategic region, multiply current production by ten and replace renewable gas for the energy consumption of 65% of households or become 4 times the Valencia textile industry”, Molla underlined .
Environmental Impact
Ecological Transition chairman appreciated positive environmental impact of the proposalWhile acknowledging the need to address a billing energy transition in a situation where prices are skyrocketing: “We are not only aiming to lower the bill, we can also directly save €34m in emissions rights. biogas is exempt”.
Demanded the department headed by Mireia Mollà to implement the Valencia Biogas Route 300 million euros Next Generation EU fundsIt will be added to the 150 from the Generalitat and 50 from the private sector.
Total, The aim is to generate a global investment of 500 million Euros that will allow the construction of one hundred production facilities between the public and private sectors and maximize the possibilities of mature but underutilized technology at the state level.
The Valencia Biogas Route has the approval of the studies carried out on the potential of the region. recovery of waste from sewage treatment plants, manure, herbaceous residues from the livestock sector, wastes from the agri-food industry and organic waste Available on Conselleria’s website-
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