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The potential for Renewable Gas in the UK

A paper by National Grid
January 2009

Renewable gas has the potential to make a significant contribution to the UK’s renewable
energy and carbon reduction targets for 2020. And in the longer term, with the right
government policies in place, renewable gas could meet up to 50% of UK residential gas
demand. Produced mainly via a process of anaerobic digestion (AD) or thermal gasification of
the UK’s biodegradeable waste, renewable gas represents a readily implementable solution
for delivering renewable heat to homes in the UK. Renewable gas can also deliver greater
security of energy supply for the country as well as a solution for waste management as UK
landfill capacity declines.

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