{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001/annex-VI/division-D/division-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001/annex-VI/division-D/division-5.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2018/2001",
  "legislation_title": "Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001",
  "path": "annex/VI/division/D/division/5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Typical and default values for biomethane",
  "text": "This category includes the following categories of technologies for biogas upgrade to biomethane: Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), Pressure Water Scrubbing (PWS), Membranes, Cryogenic, and Organic Physical Scrubbing (OPS). It includes an emission of 0,03 MJ CH4/MJ biomethane for the emission of methane in the off-gases.\nThis category includes the following categories of technologies for biogas upgrade to biomethane: Pressure Water Scrubbing (PWS) when water is recycled, Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), Chemical Scrubbing, Organic Physical Scrubbing (OPS), Membranes and Cryogenic upgrading. No methane emissions are considered for this category (the methane in the off-gas is combusted, if any).\nBiomethane production system\nTechnological option\nGreenhouse gas emissions – typical value(g CO2eq/MJ)\nGreenhouse gas emissions – default value(g CO2eq/MJ)\nBiomethane from wet manure\nOpen digestate, no off-gas combustion\n– 20\n22\nOpen digestate, off-gas combustion\n– 35\n1\nClose digestate, no off-gas combustion\n– 88\n– 79\nClose digestate, off-gas combustion\n– 103\n– 100\nBiomethane from maize whole plant\nOpen digestate, no off-gas combustion\n58\n73\nOpen digestate, off-gas combustion\n43\n52\nClose digestate, no off-gas combustion\n41\n51\nClose digestate, off-gas combustion\n26\n30\nBiomethane from biowaste\nOpen digestate, no off-gas combustion\n51\n71\nOpen digestate, off-gas combustion\n36\n50\nClose digestate, no off-gas combustion\n25\n35\nClose digestate, off-gas combustion\n10\n14",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "This category includes the following categories of technologies for biogas upgrade to biomethane: Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), Pressure Water Scrubbing (PWS), Membranes, Cryogenic, and Organic Physical Scrubbing (OPS). It includes an emission of 0,03 MJ CH4/MJ biomethane for the emission of methane in the off-gases."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "This category includes the following categories of technologies for biogas upgrade to biomethane: Pressure Water Scrubbing (PWS) when water is recycled, Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), Chemical Scrubbing, Organic Physical Scrubbing (OPS), Membranes and Cryogenic upgrading. No methane emissions are considered for this category (the methane in the off-gas is combusted, if any)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2018/2001/annex/VI/division/D/division/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:28.979999+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}