In it, representatives of leading renewable energy companies in Spain have analysed current and future strategies to face the challenges of the energy transition, as well as the strengths and resources available to the community.
The event was opened by Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones, Minister for the Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, and also included the participation of José Manuel Jiménez, General Director of Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability of the Regional Government of Castilla y León and CEO of SOMACYL.
Manuel Alonso, General Manager of Biorig, took part in the round table “Development of biomethane in Castilla y León: Power in Europe and environmental solution”, together with Joan Batalla, President of the Spanish Gas Association (SEDIGAS). During the session, he presented Biorig’s Castilla y León Plan, with 10 biomethane production facilities and a capacity of nearly 1 TWh of renewable gas. He also highlighted the benefits and opportunities this will bring to the region.
“Castilla y León has a potential of around 37–38 terawatt-hours, approximately 23% of the national potential, and nearly 10 points ahead of the second-ranked region, which is Andalusia. Moreover, this potential is divided into two areas: a short-term potential, based on agriculture, livestock farming or municipal solid waste, amounting to around 11–12 terawatt-hours and which could be addressed immediately; and a medium-term potential, based on intermediate crops, where much work remains to be done, and which would amount to 18–19 terawatt-hours,” said Manuel Alonso.
“The 10 plants Biorig is promoting in Castilla y León focus solely on agricultural and livestock waste, manure, slurry and agricultural residues, and the aim is to be located where the waste is, near the gas pipelines in the region. There is much talk about organic fertilisers and biogenic CO₂. In all our plants, we have a biogenic CO₂ capture system, an essential element, along with renewable hydrogen, for the production of sustainable fuels such as SAF or green methanol,” Manuel concluded.
BIORIG, circular economy and energy sustainability
Biorig is the biomethane production division of Solarig. It was created with the aim of providing innovative solutions in the field of renewable gases and CO₂ capture. CO2. Its activity focuses on the management of organic waste for its transformation into renewable gases and the promotion of project development within the framework of the energy transition and the circular economy.
