Yorkshire signs deal to produce biomethane for public networks

TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

Yorkshire Water has signed 15-year agreements with SGN Commercial Services and Centrica Energy Trading to supply biomethane to the gas grid from its Knostrop and Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works.

Under the deal, biomethane gas to grid plants will be designed, developed and operated at the two sites. The biomethane will be injected into the local gas network via underground pipelines and used as a renewable fuel, in vehicles, homes or industry.

According to Yorkshire Water the biomethane from its plants will produce about 125GWh annually. The water company anticipates they will be operational in early 2025.

SGN’s business development director Marcus Hunt said: the deal “adds to our ambition to increase biomethane injection into the gas network.”

Director for renewable energy trading and optimisation at Centrica Energy Trading, Kristian Gjerløv-Juel, said: “This agreement marks an important milestone for Centrica’s biomethane activities in the UK. Having recently expanded our capabilities to handle trading, nomination, and transportation of green gas in the UK market, we’re working to accelerate biomethane production across Europe.”