Green Gas News

• Natural Capital Partners Publishes Green Gas Certificate Factsheet

  GGCS member Natural Capital Partners have published a customer friendly factsheet as part of their continuing efforts to raise awareness and understanding of the green gas market. Natural Capital Partners have significant reach into the corporate sustainability sector, working with more than 300 clients in 33 countries...

  Posted: 18 July, 2018

• Centrica invests in Barrow Green Gas

  Centrica plc’s Energy Marketing & Trading business has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Barrow Green Gas (“BGG”), the UK’s largest biomethane supplier. BGG is the only gas business in Great Britain focused solely on the green gas market, shipping almost half of the green gas used by British homes and businesses...

  Posted: 29 June, 2018

• UK-produced Green Gas now being used to fuel vehicles

  Renewable Energy Association welcomes growing number of hauliers switching to biomethane fuel UK-produced green gas production forecast to soar to meet rising demand from British transport sector Biomethane 30%-40% cheaper than diesel fuels and has potential to reduce HGV GHG emissions by 70% A growing number of commercial haulage operators are clamouring to improve their environmental...

  Posted: 14 June, 2018

• REA Event on Soil Health - June 20th

  This event has been approved by BASIS and will provide BASIS CPD points. For full details and to book click here In its 25 year Environment Plan Defra’s Secretary of State Michael Gove has committed to protect soil health and make it as a central pillar of farming policy and the system of farm support that will replace the CAP...

  Posted: 25 April, 2018

• Bristol Energy Launches New Green Gas Tariff

  Bristol Energy, a gas and electricity supplier owned by Bristol City Council, has launched a new tariff offering its customers 100% renewable electricity and 15% green gas. The green gas will be supplied by Green Gas Certification Scheme member Geneco and it will generated by anaerobically digesting sewage and food waste produced by Bristol residents...

  Posted: 18 April, 2018

• Nottingham Buses to be Powered by Green Gas

  Nottingham City Transport have introduced 53 new double decker buses powered by biomethane tracked by the Green Gas Certification Scheme. CO2 savings are estimated to by 84% in comparison to a EURO 6 diesel. They will also have a significantly lower impact on local air quality. Full story here...

  Posted: 27 March, 2018

• GGCS 2017 Annual Report

  We are pleased to be publishing our 2017 Annual Report detailing the progress of the Scheme over the last year. You can download the report below. We'd be happy to hear from you if you would like further details on anything contained within...

  Posted: 5 March, 2018

• Green Gas Webinar with Natural Capital Partners

  Integrating Green Gas Into Your Renewable Energy Strategy View Webinar Here The market for green gas is developing fast and more than 1 terawatt hour of it has been consumed by businesses choosing to address their Scope 1 emissions with renewable power...

  Posted: 16 February, 2018

• Utility Week Article - The green, green gas of home

  Utility Week - The green, green gas of home Alice Cooke examines the advances being made in the green gas market, and asks green gas suppliers what they have to say about the industry. Click here to see the article Utility Week published about the green gas market...

  Posted: 13 December, 2017

• Green Gas Certificate demand smashes the 1TWh barrier

  Record use of green gas certificates as 1TWh mark passed 1 TWh of green gas is enough gas to power 83,000 UK homes for a year Suppliers have now sold enough renewable gas through the Green Gas Certification Scheme (GGCS) to cover the annual consumption of 83,000 homes, cook 300 million Sunday roasts, or fry four billion eggs...

  Posted: 10 November, 2017

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