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Biomethane

A green gas enabling the energy transition

What is biomethane
Biomethane is a green gas obtained from biogas purification, which is produced by the anaerobic digestion of organic materials such as agricultural residues and urban waste. Its environmental benefits include the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable waste management, and support to circular economy. Like natural gas, it can be used for heating, electricity production, as fuel for vehicles, or injected into grid. Edison stands out in the Italian energy landscape for its commitment towards integrated management of this energy carrier, from production to go-to-market.
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How we produce biomethane

Through Edison Next, we are active in biomethane production: one of our goals to contrast climate change is to install ten biogas/biomethane plants by 2030. Currently, we have five plants either already operational under authorization process. In Caivano (Naples) and Zinasco (Pavia), two plants are operational, producing a total of 4 million m³ of biomethane per year from the treatment of over 60,000 tons of urban waste (OFMSW). Another plant is under construction in Caivano, while two projects in Gricignano (Caserta) and Civitavecchia (Rome) are progressing throughout the authorization process.

The Caivano Biotech Plant

Biotech is a biomethane production plant, currently under development, located in the north-eastern area of the municipality of Caivano, in the province of Naples. The production plant is designed to process 80,000 tonnes of waste per year and to reach a full-capacity production of approximately 500 standard cubic metres of biomethane per hour, most of which will be used to support the decarbonization of the transportation sector.

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How we support third producers
We play an active role in the offtake of biomethane from independent producers, subsequently directing it to the transportation sector. We are a market leader with a share of over 40%, managing a volume of approximately 1 TWh in 2023. We are also developing proposals for the long-term offtake of biomethane produced by third parties, in line with national decree of September 2022, which will pave the way for the commercialization of this resource in additional sectors such as industrial.
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Kanadevia Inova

Edison has signed a 15-year agreement with Kanadevia Inova for the construction of a biomethane plant in the province of Cuneo, to be completed by the first half of 2025. The facility will be fully powered by agricultural by-products, and its entire production— amounting to approximately 3 million cubic meters per year — will be purchased by Edison.

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Verdalia Bioenergy

Edison has signed a long-term agreement with Verdalia Bioenergy for the exclusive purchase of 14 million cubic meters per year of agricultural biomethane, produced by seven plants located in the province of Brescia.

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How we commercialize biomethane
We are pioneers in this sector: thanks to Edison Energia, in 2018 we became the first dealer in Italy to undertake the sale of biomethane in the transportation sector. Today, we continue to be a major player in this market by supplying more than 500 service stations across Italy, and we will support industrial customers in their decarbonization journey by providing biomethane produced from new plants established in line with the latest national decrees.
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TUA

TUA manages approximately 70% of transportation in the Abruzzo region. Our one-year agreement involves the supply of about three million standard cubic meters of biomethane to fuel up to two hundrer buses in the regional fleet

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LC3 Trasporti

LC3 was the first italian company to use LNG vehicles in the road transportation sector. A distinguishing feature of our collaboration is the complete management of bio-LNG fuel supply chain by using sustainable vehicles. 

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