William Mezzullo, Head of AD Asset Management

The UK has had tremendous success in decarbonising its electricity network. You can get a sense of how things have changed if you shop around for a home or commercial electricity supply deal; in the past, green options were limited.  Today, it is no longer the exception but the norm, with a plethora¹ of green electricity suppliers/ products in the market – a testament to how effective changes in culture, policy and industry have been.  However, it has not always been easy to choose green gas suppliers to help decarbonise the 20 million households in the UK that use natural gas².

Greening the gas network is no different to greening the electricity network – you just need to find the right technologies that make the ‘green stuff’.  The Chancellor’s strong support for greening the gas network in his recent Spring Statement and the introduction of the Future Homes Standard (which ensure fossil-heating systems can no longer be used in new houses from 2025) are signs of growing support for gas “greenification”.

Despite the difficulty in finding green gas suppliers, there are a growing number of customers who are already actively moving away from fossil-fuel heating by choosing green gas through suppliers such as Bulb Energy, Ecotricity and Good Energy.

Since 2013 green gas, which is made in Anaerobic Digestion plants, is being pumped at an ever- increasing rate into the veins and arteries of the UK’s gas network, helping to decarbonise the gas network. There are now around 100 biomethane plants in the UK, reflecting the growing support of companies that manage our gas networks such as Cadent, SGN, WWU and NGN, which recognise the importance of putting less fossil gas and more renewable gas into their gas pipes.

Anaerobic Digestion is an important part of JLENs diversified portfolio, not only providing renewable energy in the peaks of summer, but in the depths of winter when people need it most. JLEN is proud to be part of the supply chain for a growing demand in green gas to help decarbonise the UK’s gas network.

 

1. Uswitch electricity renewal product search in April 2019 showed 27 out of 64 suppliers offered green products

2. Source: British Gas