# 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), Division: Typical and default values – biomethane - mixtures of manure and maize: greenhouse gas emissions with shares given on a fresh mass basis

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Biomethane production system
Technological options
Typical value
Default value
(g CO2eq/MJ)
(g CO2eq/MJ)
Manure – Maize
80 % - 20 %
Open digestate, no off-gas combustion
32
57
Open digestate, off-gas combustion
17
36
Close digestate, no off-gas combustion
– 1
9
Close digestate, off-gas combustion
– 16
– 12
Manure – Maize
70 % - 30 %
Open digestate, no off-gas combustion
41
62
Open digestate, off-gas combustion
26
41
Close digestate, no off-gas combustion
13
22
Close digestate, off-gas combustion
– 2
1
Manure – Maize
60 % - 40 %
Open digestate, no off-gas combustion
46
66
Open digestate, off-gas combustion
31
45
Close digestate, no off-gas combustion
22
31
Close digestate, off-gas combustion
7
10
Where biomethane is used as Compressed Biomethane as a transport fuel, a value of 3,3 g CO2eq/MJ biomethane needs to be added to the typical values and a value of 4,6 g CO2eq/MJ biomethane to the default values.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2018/2001/annex/VI/division/D/division/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2018-2001/annex-VI/division-D/division-7
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