Verbio’s EU-funded methan from straw project launched

In Germany, Verbio’s methane from straw project has now officially been launched, following the execution of the grant agreement by Andreas Schütte, managing director of the FNR, and Oliver Lüdtke, chief operating officer of Verbio. It is intended that biomethane produced entirely from straw will be fed-in at the VERBIO plant in Schwedt in the second half of 2014.

In December 2012, the European Commission committed to provide funding in the total amount of up to €22.3 million for the innovative Verbio AG technology for the production of biomethane entirely on the basis of straw. This funding is to be granted in the context of the European Union’s NER300 initiative to provide funding for demonstration projects for innovative technology with respect to renewable energy over a 5-year period.