Cepsa to develop 4 TWh of biomethane project by 2030

In Spain, Cepsa has begun to search for and develop projects for the construction and operation of biomethane production plants from agricultural and livestock waste to decarbonize its industrial activity, replacing the use of natural gas with this renewable gas. By 2030, the company aims to manage a project portfolio of 4 TWh per year, an ambitious target, equivalent to the energy needed for 650,000 homes, which will enable it to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from its power plants and chemical plants, as well as providing a complementary vector to produce green hydrogen and employment in sustainable mobility. The use of this renewable gas, instead of fossil fuels, will result in the reuse of 10 million tons of waste per year and will prevent the emission of 728,000 tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to planting 8.7 million trees.
As part of this objective, the energy company has agreed to a partnership with Kira Ventures, a leading Spanish company in renewable energy asset promotion and management, for the start-up of up to 15 biomethane plants in Spain during this decade. Both companies are now working on the development of the first five, which will be located in Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León, and are expected to be operational between 2025 and 2026.
These plants will use agricultural and livestock waste from the areas where they are installed, such as manure and slurry, among others, and will be 100% sustainable, since they will use renewable electricity and the heat generated by the biogas itself.