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both innovation and policy wise .
In the U . S ., the EPA laid out its Biogas Opportunities Roadmap , which enlists diaries to help drive biogas production and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process . Initially , biogas was left out of the EPA ’ s other renewable energy policy updates , but its current inclusion is being viewed as a big win for the industry .
“ For the first time , our industry got recognized . That ’ s a huge success ,” Erin Fitzgerald , senior vice president of sustainability for the Innovation Center , said .
The roadmap has three major parts to it . The first involves identifying and overcoming the barriers that are currently hindering the biogas
The city of Malmo , Sweden was reinvogorated with help from renewable energy sources , including a great help from biogas
‘ While these are major leaps forward for the U . S . biogas industry , Europe is already leading the charge ’
industry . Second , and perhaps most important , is educating financial institutions that biogas is a viable , reliable , and beneficial investment opportunity . And finally , the roadmap lays the groundwork for innovation and improvements to industry technology and practices .
While these are major leaps forward for the U . S . biogas industry , Europe is already leading the charge . In Germany , there are 6,800 digesters while the U . S . only has around 200 .
Sweden has been using the technology for nearly a decade , using it to help revitalize the oncederelict city of Malmo via the Bo01-City of Tomorrow project .
“ It was a challenge for the future ,” explains Eva Dalman from the Bo01 architectural team . “ Bo01 was the answer to the question , how could solve the biggest
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