BIOMAPE
BIOMAPE is a Horizon Europe project accelerating the production and use of biomethane across Europe. It supports the development of robust market frameworks, improves policy coherence and strengthens social acceptance through concrete actions such as gas registry development, case studies and stakeholder engagement.
RGFI hosted the Kick-off meeting and workshop in November 2025 and represents Ireland amongst 11 partner countries sharing knowledge and expertise to advance biomethane across Europe over the coming three years.
BIOMETHANE INDUSTRY GROUP
The BIP is AN EU industrial partnership in which policy makers, industry and other stakeholders team up with the goal to support the achievement of the target of 35 billion cubic metres annual production and use of sustainable biomethane by 2030, and to create the preconditions for a further ramp-up of its potential towards 2050.
RGFI influences this work through representation on BIP working groups and disseminates the latest thinking across Europe back to members in Ireland.
SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER
In 2023 RGFI provided government with a draft Sustainability Charter as part of its Roadmap for a Biomethane Strategy for Ireland. Government went on to consult on this issue, with input from RGFI members, and leading to the publication of the Sustainability Charter
The Charter sets out best practices guidelines to maximise the benefits of anaerobic digestion and support an agri-led biomethane industry, whilst protecting and restorating water, soil, biodiversity, and ecosystem services and protect against any unintended negative consequences. It outlines the scope and vision for the biomethane sector, and best practices for plant design, construction and operational phases.
REGATRACE (Renewable GAs TRAde Centre in Europe)
The REGATRACE (REnewable GAs TRAde Centre in Europe) project aim was to create an efficient trade system based on issuing and trading biomethane/renewable gases certificates across Europe.
The Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme
In 2018, the RGFI, along with a consortium of industry partners, designed and published a blueprint for a Green Gas Certification Scheme in Ireland. The Scheme will certify biomethane produced in Ireland, complies with the sustainability criteria set out in the Renewable Energy Directive II, and is in line with best practice, carbon accounting principles. The Irish Green Gas Certification Scheme provides confidence and assurances to gas consumers, in validating and verifying, in a fully accountable and transparent manner, that biomethane is sustainably produced. Gas Networks Ireland now operates the Scheme.
Conference 2024
IRELAND BIOMETHANE – pathway to 2030
A platform for engagement and collaboration as Ireland’s biomethane industry moves forward at pace to meet the national decarbonisation target of 5.7TWh biomethane by 2030.
Project Clover
Introduction Project Clover is a collaboration of leading agri-food companies, that have declared their commitment to…
An Integrated Business Case for Biomethane in Ireland.
RGFI commissioned this KPMG report and submitted it to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment in October 2019. The report sets out options on how to fund the industry, and a detailed implementation plan on how to deliver 12% renewable gas by 2030. It provides a full Cost Benefit Analysis in compliance with the Public Spending Code and a comprehensive Wider Economic Benefits Case, which shows a net positive for the exchequer of €1.26 for every €1 spent. Significant market research was undertaken across the entire supply chain to identify the optimal business model.
AgriBioCNG
The AgriBioCNG initiative, led by RGFI, involves the co-ordination and development of a cluster of 6-8 anaerobic digestion (AD), biomethane plants in Munster, as a show case project. RGFI is working closely with farmers, local co-operatives and industries to deliver a regional solution to reducing emissions in agriculture, manufacturing, processing and transport, while helping to reduce risk and costs through economies of scale, standardisation, efficiency and competitive measures.
GRAZE
This project consists of the development of a large-scale central injection hub on the Irish gas network, along with a fleet of gas storage trailers and trucks, to transport biomethane by road to the injection hub. Alternatively the biomethane will be delivered via a direct grid connection. Project GRAZE is being developed by Gas Networks Ireland in Mitchelstown, Co Cork to accommodate the AD plants developed as part of the Agribio-CNG project.
BioWill
BioWILL is an integrated, "zero waste", biorefinery project using willow feedstock to produce biochemicals, renewable energy in the form of biomethane, and natural bio-fertilisers.