Biomethane guarantees of origin

Green biomethane guarantees of origin

Energinet registers and issues guarantees of origin to Danish biogas producers that inject biomethane into the gas distribution or transmission system.

Biomethane is upgraded biogas, which is produced from biomass, a renewable energy source.

Each guarantee of origin represents Energinet’s guarantee that 1 MWh biomethane has been injected into our gas system and not sold elsewhere.

A more detailed description of Energinet’s biomethane guarantee of origin scheme is outlined in Energinet’s Model paper for rules for Bio Methane Certificates in Denmark.

Danish biomethane guarantees of origin (GOs) are issued for upgraded biogas granted feed-in support in general

In general, biomethane GOs in Denmark are issued on the basis of the upgraded amounts of biogas granted feed-in support. The owner of the upgrading plant may apply the Danish Energy Agency for exception of the support.  

Energinet will the following month issue Gos specifying that the biogas plant supplying gas through the upgrading plant, exempt from support, has not received production support.On all GOs it is clearly indicated, if production support was received for the injected biomethane.

Unbroken Chain

Biomethane GOs may be traded by certificate account holders prior to the final transfer to a consumer. When a biogas producer sells his or her biomethane GOs to a consumer as proof of the origin of the green value in the energy that the consumer has purchased, Energinet then cancels the biogas producer’s biomethane GOs in our register.

This ensures an unbroken transfer from producer to consumer of the green value of energy produced from a renewable energy source – even though the quality characteristics of the end product received by the consumer is indistinguishable from conventional gas. 

Cross-border Trade

Energinet work closely with our European counterparts to establish a trading platform for biomethane GOs.

Currently, GOs issued by Energinet are accepted by the EU Emissions Trading System as an offset for carbon reporting purposes.

How to register a biogas facility and certificate account holder

To register for a biomethane certificates account, please fill out our registration form and email it to us as an attachment. We will return a agreement to you, for your signature.

If you are a biomethane certificate account holder who also owns a biogas facility which you would like to link to the account, please fill out the following two documents:

1. Account registration form for productions facility (in Danish only)
2. Consent form for owner of upgrade facility (in Danish only)

Legal provisions for biomethane certificates and online self-service for account holders

Rules for bio methane certificates describes the rules that apply to biomethane GOs in Denmark.

Account holders administer their personal account through a self-service portal at cmo.grexel.com